From time to time, we at the Bequests and Planned Gifts office receive word that a late donor has left an unexpected legacy gift to McGill.
It is always sad to learn that McGill has lost a dear graduate, employee, or friend, but it is our privilege to bring their final philanthropic wishes to life. Choosing to leave a legacy gift is a deeply personal act of generosity, and we want to honour each and every person who does so during their lifetime.
Unfortunately, this is not always possible. For every legacy gift that we are aware of, there are three others that come as a complete surprise.
If you have already included McGill in your estate plans, please advise us by completing a confidential Statement of Future Intent. Submitting this simple form will ensure your intentions are realized, and allow us to wholeheartedly thank you for your meaningful gift. We will be honoured to do so.
Honouring our generous benefactors
McGill University is profoundly grateful for our generous benefactors. Listed below are bequests received by the University over the course of the past year, which ended on April 30, 2020.
Succession Raymond Barakett
Estate of Mr. Alan Philip Pomeroy Barrett
Dr. William Bruce Burwell
Succession Jeanne B. Crépeau-Hale
Gerald Daoussis
Estate of Elizabeth Davis
Lorna Fleming Dawson
Estate of Althea Douglas
Estate of Elizabeth Duthie-Saunders
Estate of Helen Dvorak-Gruber
Estate of John Murray Elliot
Estate of Dorean Elizabeth Estey
Helen Maude Findlay
William & Shirley Friend
Charles Holdway, Class of 1950
Mr. Francis “Fritz” Howitt
Estate of James Knowlton
Eleanor Anne MacLean, BSc, MLS
Estate of Josephine Elizabeth Marshall
Docteur Guy Valiquette et Louise Martin-Valiquette, avocate
Estate of Sheila Mullally Turgeon
Bruce Sells
Estate of Irvin Shizgal
Estate of Margaret Porte Smith
Estate of Thomas Szirtes
Dr. Peta Tancred
Estate of Theda Vineberg
Estate of Walter Edward Webb
What will your legacy be?
McGill is celebrating its 200th anniversary with the goal of securing 200 legacy gifts. For more information, please contact us.
