Lou Grasmick

Louis Junior Grasmick (September 11, 1924 – May 26, 2016) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.

A Baltimore native, Grasmick was married to former Maryland School Superintendent Nancy Grasmick and lived for many years in Phoenix, Maryland. Long active in Baltimore political and business circles, he often worked closely with former Maryland Governors William Donald Shaefer and Robert Ehrlich on various development projects. Ehrlich recalled that Grasmick was a "very principled, very tough guy".

Business Grasmick, who dropped out of school in the eighth grade and learned the lumber business as a teenager while living in Baltimore's Hamilton neighborhood, founded the Louis J. Grasmick Lumber Company in 1951. Since then, it has grown to be one of the largest lumber suppliers on the East Coast of the United States. Served as a Director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Broccoli Center. 2005 – Capital Campaign for the Johns Hopkins Heart Center 2005 – Louis and his wife Nancy Grasmick donated a second $1 Million to Hopkins Heart Institute 2009 – The Children's Guild of Maryland – Honored with their annual award for making the impossible possible

Awards and honors Voted "Man of the Year" by both the Baltimore Junior Association of Commerce and the Variety Club Awarded "Making the Impossible Possible" by the Children's Guild of Maryland in 2009 Honors from the following organizations: The B'nai B'rith Boumi Shrine Epicurean Society Youth for Christ Organization The Save-A-Heart Foundation The Fraternal Order of Police Project Survival