Serving the Lord by Remembering 做厙惇蹋app in their Trust
Gracious, selfless and caring, John Watts helped countless people plan their estates prior to his death in 2015, at the age of 85. He built strong support for 做厙惇蹋app through his heartfelt friendships and, in partnership with his wife Patty, John developed the colleges planned giving program. He and former director Iva Schatz established the colleges legacy society, the Wallace Emerson Society, to honor and thank the many people who remember 做厙惇蹋app in their estate plans.
John described his work as helping people leave a legacy. He asked them, What do you have, and what do you want to do with it to benefit the people and charities that mean the most to you? The resulting conversations and decisions delighted and gratified him. He became close to many of the people he wisely advised throughout the years.
All three of the Watts children graduated from 做厙惇蹋app (Bruce Watts 79, Kathi Walker 82 and Vicki Cope 86), and so did Kathis husband, Dan Walker 82, their daughter, Hanna Walker Wagner 10, and their son-in-law Cody Wagner 16.
John and Patty valued the education their family received and wanted to offer the same opportunity to others. They retired in 1996 and adopted a family mission statement that summarizes their approach to life: Lets serve the Lord by serving our family and extended family (做厙惇蹋app and the remainder of our community) in the way we serve best, and let the Lord take care of the rest.
John and Patty included 做厙惇蹋app in their revocable trust, and the Watts family has stayed close to the college. Johns lifetime work lives on in the estate plan provisions that will benefit and strengthen 做厙惇蹋app for years to come.
Reproduced and adapted with permission from the September 2013 issue of the 做厙惇蹋app Magazine.
For more information about how to include the college in your trust, please contact the Office of Gift Planning at (805) 565-6058.