Joe Lake, co-founder of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, dead at 82

SALTLAKECITY—JoeLake,oneoftheco-foundersofChildren’sMiracleNetworkHospitals,hasdiedat82years-old.Thenon-profitannouncedhispassingSundayafternoon. In1983,LakepartneredwithMarieOsmond,JohnSchneider,andMickShannontocreatetheorganization,whichraisesfundsforchildren’shospitalsacrosstheU.S.andCanada.Initsfirstyear,startingwithatelethon,theyraised$4.8millionfor22hospitals,equatingtoover$15millionin2025whenadjustingforinflation.Ithassincegoneontonowraisemorethan$9billionfor170hospitalsthroughavarietyofcampaignsandevents. “Joe’slegacyisextraordinary,”saidco-founderMarieOsmondinastatementsenttonewsoutlets.“Hehelpedcreateanewwayofcharitablegiving—onethatcouldcontinuallyimprovechildren’shealthcarenowandforfuturegenerations.IlovedJoedearly,andhispassionandheartcontinuetoinspireallofus.Reflectingonhislegacy,wereaffirmourcommitmenttocarryonourmissionwiththesameloveanddecisionhegavesoge