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We are grateful to those who have made a lasting gift to University School of Milwaukee. We encourage you to read our donor stories to learn why these families chose to make a legacy gift to our school.

Our Donors

Andrew and Wendy Petzold.
Andrew and Wendy Petzold
Barbara Abert Tooman
Barbara Abert Tooman MDS'58
Dick and Shelly Seesel
Dick and Shelly Seesel
Franz Backus
Franz Backus MCDS'61
George Mayer
George Mayer MCDS'62
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Jim Kolster MUS'54
John "J.S." and Carolyn Stephens
John "J.S." and Carolyn Stephens
The Werner family.
Karin and Teddy Werner
Mary Bechmann '75 and her mother.
Mary Bechmann '75
The Darrow family.
Mike '86 and Jen Darrow
Naomi Bernhard Levinson
Naomi Bernhard Levinson MDS'52
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Steve and Karen Guy
The Florsheim family.
Tom '76 and Jennifer Florsheim
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