Kroc Estate Leaves $20M Gift to Hospice
SAN DIEGO - A gift of $20 million to the San Diego Hospice, a nonprofit agency dedicated to nursing terminally ill patients, has been left by the estate of Joan B. Kroc, widow of McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc.
Kroc, 75, died in October.
Hospice officials announced the gift Tuesday, noting that Kroc had christened the building and enjoyed visiting the hospice, especially around the holidays.
Kroc spokesman Dick Starmann said the gift from her estate - three times larger than the hospice's yearly budget - is intended to make death more comfortable for patients.
"She wanted the people of San Diego who were gravely ill, terminally ill, to have a place that was serene and lovely," Starmann said.
Kroc also has bequeathed $10 million to the San Diego Opera, $200 million to National Public Radio and $50 million apiece to peace institutes at the universities of Notre Dame and San Diego that bear her name.
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