Several Marshfield Institutions Benefit from Contributions from Local Man's Estate
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 -- 8:00 AM
(WDLB) -Several Marshfield institutions are benefiting from sizable contributions from a local man’s estate.Richard Kohl has left nearly five-million dollars in charitable gifts which will benefit future medical research, future high school students and a local Catholic parish. Kohl, who passed away earlier this year, has left a nearly five-million dollar legacy gift to three organizations??"the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, the Columbus Education Foundation and Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Dr. Amit Acharya says Kohl’s contribution of one-point-seven million dollars to the Research Institute will allow the Clinic to hire additional researchers to conduct more research projects in a number of key areas of study.
Meanwhile, Kohl’s contribution to the Columbus Education Foundation totals two-point-five million dollars. Columbus President David Eaton says the gift will help build infrastructure that will serve students for many years to come.
Eaton says Kohl was not a former Columbus student. In fact, his graduation pre-dates Columbus High School. He was a founding member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, and has also left 735-thousand dollars for the O-L-P Parish.
Eaton says Kohl has contributed to Columbus High School before, assisting in refurbishing youth football fields, and adding new bleachers and a new concession stand. He was also a major contributor to the new Ken and JoEllen Heiman Science Labs at Columbus High School as well. And his contributions are recognized with the addition of his name on the new gymnasium floor at Columbus High School.
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