Meet Our Donors
Why I Wanted to Pay It Forward
Jim Shrode believes his good fortune began when he left St. Joseph's Home for Boys and attended Cretin High School instead of Boys Town, Neb. "A wonderful, loving Catholic couple, who eventually adopted my brother and me, made it possible to receive a Christian Brothers education," Jim says. "These were seminal events in my life."
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Meet Dr. Richard '61 and Maxine Hammel
Dr. Richard (Rick) '61 and Maxine Hammel of Peasanton, CA, became members of the Cretin-Derham Hall Legacy Society when they advised the school of their intent to include CDH in their estate plan. Rick shared his thoughts about estate planning in the following Q&A.
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The Kennedy Legacy
Larry '52 and Suzy Hager Kennedy '53 became members of the Cretin-Derham Hall Legacy Society when they included CDH in their estate planning. The couple explained their motivations for the gift and how the estate planning process worked for them.
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