Legacy Heroes

Joan Haberman

Joan Haberman was a donor since 2001 and her lifetime giving was $10,280. She left a bequest to Compassion & Choices totaling almost $2,000,000. A resident of New York, Joan was a teacher and loved to travel. She had no children. Her niece and trustee, Laurie, said Joan felt strongly about the need "to push for legislation to improve patient care and expand choice at end of life, as noted in her will.”

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Jane Connell

Jane Connell donated $140 to Compassion & Choices throughout her lifetime. A legacy distribution from her IRA was received in 2021 and her residual estate in 2022 for a planned gift totaling $520,000. Jane lived in Washington and dedicated her life to providing support for needy, vulnerable, and underserved individuals. She spent her career counseling women seeking reproductive health care, at Planned Parenthood of Seattle, for almost twenty years. During the past few decades, Jane experienced multiple medical issues, which she endured and fought with amazing grace and courage.

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Nancy Schwarzwalder

A retired school counselor born in 1928, Nancy Schwarzwalder supported Compassion and Choices through a legacy gift because autonomy and personal choice were essential to her. Nancy has been a donor since 2000, with her first gift of $35.00. Her legacy gift totaled $1,140,131.41 and comprised several components from a trust, IRA, and life insurance.

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Diane and Steve Uhl

Diane Uhl gave $2,000 from 2017-2019 and then utilized some tax-wise giving strategies for one-time gifts. Compassion & Choices received a $231,000 planned gift, after both Diane and Steve passed away, through a trust. They lived in Arizona. Their nephew and estate trustee shared the following: “My thanks are to you all for all you do. When my Aunt was investigating her exit options it was terrible to learn how few options there really are for a simple, clean, safe, and peaceful exit.”

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