Triumph by Etienne

Author:Etienne
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Chapter Fourteen

Philip

On a Sunday afternoon two weeks after we returned from spring break at the beach, Charles and I invited the parents of Jimmy Anderson to lunch. Because spring flowers were blooming profusely in the garden, we ate in the sunroom, where the garden was in full view. Mason and Angela were unable to be with us due to a conflict. Gran was present, of course, and graciously accepted the usual comments about the house and grounds from our guests.

Patrick and Julia Anderson were in their late thirties, and over the course of lunch, we learned that Jimmy had been the oldest of their four children. After the dishes had been cleared away, we lifted Mark and Steven out of their high chairs, and Grace led them back upstairs. Then Charles said to Steve and Roger, “Okay, guys, you have the floor."

It took Steve a moment to find his voice before he began. “Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Roger and I asked Uncle Philip to invite you to lunch because we want to ask your permission to do something."

"Steve and I want to establish a scholarship fund at Exeter Academy in memory of Jimmy,” Roger said.

"The Cartwrights and I offered to fund it,” I said, “but the boys want to do this themselves."

"We're going to persuade the swim team to use part of the proceeds from the car wash this summer to start an.... What's that word, Uncle Charles?"

"An endowment,” Charles said.

"Right,” Steve said, “an endowment. We want to set up a permanent fund, and when it grows big enough, the earnings from it will provide a scholarship every year."

"But we need your permission to do that,” Roger said.

"Why would you want to do all that?” Mr. Anderson said.

"Because Jimmy never had a chance to make a name for himself,” Roger said, “and we think that a scholarship would be a way to make certain that at least some people will always know who he was."

Mrs. Anderson was beginning to tear up and said to her husband, “Oh, Patrick, this is what we've been looking for."

"What my wife is referring to is the insurance money,” Mr. Anderson said. “I'm a chartered life underwriter, and I believe in what I do. Because of that, as each of our children were born, I took out very large policies on them. Policies that could be cashed in when they became eighteen and used for their education."

"There's a huge amount of money in the bank right now,” Mrs. Anderson said, “and we haven't felt right about using it for anything. It's just sitting there, earning interest."

"How much are you talking about?” Charles said.

"Half a million,” Mr. Anderson said.

"With proper management, that's more than enough to fund two or three scholarships every year,” Charles said.

"What would we have to do to set up an endowment?” Mr. Anderson said.

"I'll set up an appointment with the school administrator who handles that sort of thing,” Charles said. “I'll also draw up an agreement that ensures that the fund will always be used for the purposes intended.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.