We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to DePaul University. Here are some of their stories.
The Ties That Bind
Jim and Lynn Winikates met as DePaul classmates more than 60 years ago. Now, thanks to their kindness, DePaul students will have more opportunities to grow and learn for at least 60 years to come.
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Creating Change
A estate gift from DePaul graduate Stanley Griffith, who has spent his life advocating change, will help change the lives of future students.
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Providing a Path to Success
Joe Miltimore and Bryan Hansen are giving back to DePaul by creating a scholarship for first-generation students and including a gift in their estate plan. “The sooner you can help people, the sooner they’ll be better off,” says Joe. “We want to help get that snowball rolling. If you could help somebody, why wouldn’t you? To us it just makes sense.”
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Mindful of Community
Jo Danti has always wanted to be where she could do the most good. She spent decades helping disadvantaged populations throughout California, and now she’s giving back to deserving students at DePaul.
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Gift for Classical Guitar Studies “Blends” Annual and Estate Giving Perfectly
This fall DePaul’s first Richard Pick Scholar in Classical Guitar Performance will arrive on campus. The Pick Scholarship provides a very generous tuition grant to students of classical guitar, renewable for their four years on campus. “We have researched other scholarships in classical guitar studies,” the donors told us. “This is among the best available.”
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Professor Thommes Gives With Bequest and Gift Annuity
It was the beginning of a relationship that lasted more than 40 years, including decades as a professor of biology. In gratitude he has created a charitable gift annuity with the university and is giving DePaul one-third of his estate through a bequest in his will.
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