Baillie Russell Brown

Global health advocate and humanitarian, Baillie Brown devoted her life to preventing blindness around the world.

Founder of Sight Surgery Int’l and co-founder of Surgical Eye Expeditions, she led sight clinics in more than 60 countries.

Working with local doctors, she helped provide free cataract care to thousands in need worldwide.

Recognized by Forbes, P.O.W.E.R., and Strathmore, she was a leader in global charitable healthcare.

Baillie was a fearless explorer— found in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, or aboard the Navy ship Nimitz, always up for more.

She loved horses, dancing, piano, her cats, and a good martini. She released ladybugs by the thousands with her grandkids in the sunshine.

She is survived by her brother Spreg Russell and his family, and grandchildren Meghan, Justin, and Colette, who carry her legacy of compassion forward.