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Planning Ahead For Family and EA
By Kim and Jamie Richter, EA '88 and '86, respectively
As a couple, we have been affiliated with EA since 1975, the year Kim '88 enrolled in kindergarten! Jamie '86 joined the mix in 6th grade in 1979. Needless to say, those nearly 40 years of Episcopal Academy involvement have brought incredible experiences, growth, learning, and lifelong friends. We have always felt like part of a very unique community at EA and, of course, it holds a particularly special place for us since it is where we met. Now, as EA parents -- Kelsey '20 and Eloise '21 (entering 6th grade this fall), plus Sydney '24 and Simon '26 aspiring to future matriculation at EA! We are delighted to be passing along the Episcopal experience to our own children.
After getting married in 2000 (with Reverend Squire helping to preside over our ceremony) and having our first child in 2002, we took the grown-up step of drafting our wills and estates. We decided we felt it would be nice to include a charitable organization in our plans, and it did not take long for us to choose Episcopal as that recipient. For us, the decision was unrelated to what amount we might be in a position to give when the time comes. Rather, it stemmed from a shared desire to "give back," and for us, no recipient could be more meaningful than EA, where we grew up together and put in place the foundation of the life and family we would ultimately build together. These are, of course, very personal decisions, but suffice it to say that membership in the Bishop William White Society has always felt right to us -- a great fit with our values and an opportunity to express our appreciation for an institution that has been important to us.