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Legacy Society
“We’ve worked hard all our lives, and the Community Foundation has given us an opportunity to take some of what we have and put it into the future of our area and into things that matter to us, like the environment and culture.”
Managing the charitable legacies of generous individuals is central to the work of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The Community Foundation Legacy Society was created in 1999 to acknowledge those individuals who have committed to supporting the community in the future through a planned gift. According to their specific directions, the Community Foundation will support the organizations, issues and communities these individuals care about, in their names, forever, in Western New York and beyond.
Making arrangements for your charitable legacy is a simple process and we are here to help. If you are interested in supporting the community beyond your lifetime, please contact the Giving Strategies team at (716) 852-2857.
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Mr. Edward Adamczyk
Richard B. Adams
Robert A. & Ruth E. Allen*
Mr. & Mrs. H. John Angelbeck
Mr. Lawrence Appleby*
Mr. & Mrs. C. Dixon Arrick*
Mr. Stephen C. and Mrs. Eleanor C. Ash
Jeff Bagel & Maryalice Nowak
Mr. Charles E. Balbach
Ms. Mary L. Banks
Allene C. Barans
Ms. Linda M. Basher
Marion* and Alan Baumgardner
Henry & Susan Beamer
Thomas R. & Judy* Beecher
Ms. Dianne Bennett & Mr. William Graebner
Mr. Harry J. Beu*
Dr. Mary H. Botsford*
Mr. James A. Bourne
Mr. Richard W. Bowen*
Mr. Davis Bradley
John F. Briggs
Ms. Mary L. Brink
Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Brost
Jean M. Brown*
Keirn C. Brown Sr.*
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Bruner
Ruth D. Bryant
Mr.* & Mrs. Charles Burdette
Jane & Jerry Burzynski
Michael & Glenys Butler*
Mr. Lewis Buttery
Martha Buyer, Esq.
Mrs. Helen M. Callan*
Mr. John M. Callan
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cardamone
Leslie Carraway & B.J.* Verts
Mr. Paul Carroll
Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio
Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia
Dr. Irwin H. Cheskin* & Mr. Edward Koryl
Ms. Mary E. Clemesha*
Robert & Patricia Colby*
Robert T.* & Sylvia R. Coles
Carmela M. & Anthony* J. Colucci Jr.
Elizabeth B. Conant, Ph.D.* & Camille Cox
Mrs. James L. Crane Jr.*
Ms. Beuline Crawford*
Ms. C. Elizabeth Crump
Mrs. Wilma T. Csont*
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Cyran*
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Czajka
Eleanor C. Daigler
Chet & Delight Dann*
Ms. Laurie Dann
Ms. Elizabeth Deichman*
Ms. Sandra Demus
Miss Virginia Deuel*
Larry R. & Sheila Drake
Judith & Alan Duchan
Ross & Mary Alice Eckert
Dr. Kenneth H. Sr. & Marjorie B. Eckhert*
Mr. Robert J. Ellis
Miss June M. Farrington*
Miss Ruth Farrington*
Mr. Worth Farrington*
Mrs. Dorothy T. Ferguson
Dr. Edward A. Fial*
Ms. Anne Catt Filer*
Max* & Shirley Fischer
Dr. Mildred J. Fischle*
Paula C. Flynn
Mr. Bob Fortenbaugh
Ms. Carol A. Fowler
Jean S. Frederick
Mr. Fred* & Mrs. Fay Friedman
Dennis J. Galucki
Mr. Andrew C. Giarrizzo
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Gioia
Mr. Kevin K. Gluc
Barbara Goldman & Linda Banas
Barbara Ina Goldstein
Paul & Joyce Golibersuch
Aimee Gomlak
Jane Taylor Goraj*
Dr. Susan P. Graham & Dr. Jon C. Kucera
Marion V. Grimes
Gordon & Gretchen Gross*
John Gucwa & William Majuk
Mr. Michael Hamann
Thomas J. Hanifin*
Mr. Daniel E. Hannah
Mr. Hans Heckelman
Ms. Marsha S. Henderson
Ms. Alice B. Hilborn
Ms. Judith A. Hirsch
Mr. & Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins Jr.*
Mary Louise Hopkins*
Phillip & Jayne* Hubbell
Ms. Ellen E. Hughes
John & Bette Hulley
Mr. & Mrs. H. Reed Hunt*
- Russell Hurd
Rev. Dr. Leona M. Irsch
Ms. Mary Jarecki
Gail* & Bruce Johnstone
Mr.* & Mrs. A. David Jones
Dr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Dougie Kashin
Ms. Suzanne Kashuba
Mrs. Nancy Kent*
Ms. Jane B. Kinkead*
Mr. & Mrs. Irvine J. Kittinger Jr.*
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Koch*
Dr. Kenneth A. Krackow
Bruce A. Kratzenberg*
Leonard H. & Sylvia J. Kratzke
Rev. & Mrs. Warren W. Lane*
Mr. Harry H. Lang Jr.*
Mr. Frank P. Langley Jr.*
Wilfred & Joan Larson*
Ms. Lisa A. LaTrovato & Mr. Todd D. Schupbach
Mrs. Margaretha Lawrence*
Mr. Almon E. Leach*
Mr. & Mrs. Julian & Barbara Leggett
Gerald A. & Barbara E. Lipa
Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Littlefield, Jr.
Philip C. Lombardo*
Ms. Jo Ann Long*
Mrs. William F. Long*
Jean Maday
Mr. David W. Marshall
Ruth Mathews
Charles* & Cara Matteliano
Dr. Keith F. & Mary E. McBride*
David E. & Andrea J. McGeein
Sheldon E. Merritt & Anne S. Merritt
Mr. Ronald V. & Kathleen A. Metzger
Karin Michelson & Russell Deer
Barbara D. Mierzwa
Mary Ann Milak-Young
Jock & Betsy Mitchell
Mrs. Kathleen Modd*
Richard E. Moot, Esq.*
Ms. Albertine K. Moran*
Mr. John J. Myers, Jr.*
Mr. Robert North, Jr.*
James R. Owen*
Ms. Linda Pratt Page
Jane M. Pattison
Mr. Donald A. Pause*
Lois & Thomas Pause
- Jane Pendergast
Dr. Charles D. Perry*
- Warren Perry, Ph.D., D.Sc.*
Mr. Arlan Peters & Mr. Dominick T. DeFillippo
Mrs. Barbara Pickburn*
Edwin & Georgina Polokoff
Mr. & Mrs. Braman Pomeroy*
Becky M. Powell
Jayne K. Rand
Ms. Dorothy Rapp
Mr. Alfred H. Rasp
Gerald F. & Karen Reger
Luke & Molly Rich
Mrs. Lynn Robillard
Alexandra Romanczuk*
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Rosche*
Ms. Doris F. Rosen
Dr. Andrew J. Rudnick
Ms. Geraldine N. Ryder
Mr. & Mrs.* James M. Sampson
Carmelo Scaccia
Mr. Robert A. Scharf & Dr. Lawrence Van Heusen
Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg
Ms. Melba Y. Seibold*
Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Sheets Jr.*
Mary B. Sippel*
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Smith
- Warren & Gretchen L. Smith Jr.*
Mr. William H. Smith
Ms. Susan M. Spadinger
Rosemarie C. Steeb*
Richard A. & Ruth V. Stockton*
Dr. Richard A. Stockton, Jr.
Mr. Franz T. Stone*
Cheryl S. Strub
Father F. Norman Sullivan*
Mr. Peter W. Swanson, Jr.*
Evelyn Miller Swarts
Dr. Walter* & Jeanie M. Sy
Stanley A.* & Sharon K. Tirrell
Deborah & Susan Torres
Mr. William Townsend*
Mr. Charles L. Van Arsdale*
Mr. William L. Van Schoonhoven*
Mr. Steven Vathy and Ms. Leslie Fox
Mr. Raymond C. & Ms. Sheila M. Vaughan
James & Michal Wadsworth
Dr. & Mrs. John M. Wadsworth*
Ms. Carol A. Wagner*
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wagner*
Ms. Karen E. Waible
Emily W. Wettlaufer
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Whiteford
Tom & Diana Witkowski
Mr. Jay Wopperer & Ms. Linda Schmieder
Mr. Charles E. Wright*
David & Susan* Zebro
Mr. Eddie Zewin* & Mrs. Christine Zewin
Barbara M. Ziegler*
*deceased
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