Leaving a Family Legacy: Frank H. Stapleton Jr.

As he looks back on his life, Frank H. Stapleton Jr. often reflects on the opportunity his Regis University education afforded him. As a non-traditional student, Frank received his MBA in 1989, and he hasn’t forgotten the impact the school made on his life.

“It’s from the heart and for the memory of what my parents did for me,” he says, noting that his father died when he was just 11 and his mother sacrificed so he and his brother could go to school and on to college.

After receiving a BA-65 in Managerial Economics from Fort Lewis College, Frank entered the active Army where he served for four years, including Vietnam. In 1971, he began working for a federal agency until retiring in 1996. Concurrent to that, he served in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve for 24 years, retiring as a Colonel in 1994. All this with the unyielding support of his mother.

“As you grow older you get to thinking of the past, and you begin wondering what are the next steps,” Frank, 77, says of deciding to leave a legacy to Regis in the form of a gift in his will, also known as a bequest. Frank continues to be involved at Regis through the St. Ignatius of Loyola Society, Crest Club, and Center for the Study of War Experience. The veteran says honoring his parents was a main consideration when deciding to leave a gift to Regis University.

“I met a lot of very special people at Regis, and I would like to see the progress of Regis go forward,” Frank says of his endowment gift. “I want to be a part of the great education experience Regis offers to its students.”

Give From the Heart

Like Frank, you can remember someone special by including a gift in your will or other estate plan in that person’s honor. Contact Jacques Swanepoel at 303.964.5367 or jswanepoel@regis.edu to learn more.