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Always in the Game

Two of alumnus Paul Sorrels' great loves – TCU and baseball – are reflected in his final wishes.

Mr. Sorrels, a three-time baseball letterman and graduate of the Class of 1941, died late last year and was memorialized at services held in Robert Carr Chapel.

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Continuing a Heritage of Giving

Philanthropy is part of a family legacy for Dr. Marcus Bryant and his wife, Virginia Stevenson Bryant. Over the past five years, Dr. Bryant, an emeritus Brite Divinity School professor, and Mrs. Bryant have established three gift annuities benefiting Brite. By doing so, they receive a fixed rate of return that is higher than they might get with CDs or other noncharitable plans.

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Mary Beasley Leaves Legacy of Campus Beauty

From 1987 to 1997, Mrs. Beasley made a series of gifts totaling $450,000 to create the Mary Evans Beasley Endowment for Campus Beautification.

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Alumnus Driven by Heritage

“Cows in the pasture. Money in the bank. That's what every cattleman wants.”

That's the philosophy of Sam Woody Acola, TCU Class of 1950, who got “bit by the ranching bug” when his grandfather, John Woody, gave him his first heifer calf at age 9 or 10.

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Sisters Strike a Resounding Chord

Horned Frog sisters Carol Lay Fletcher and Julianne (Julie) Lay Williams don't agree on everything. Ms. Fletcher likes opera, regularly taking her nephew David (Julie's son) to Chicago for Lyric Opera performances as well as...

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