Volume 7 , Issue 28

Out of the Blue - Eversole & OMRF...

"This article was taken from Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Magazine, Summer 2005, Dispatches, pg. 7." -- ND Talkington - Anadarko Memories

Out of the Blue -- One day in late 2003, OMRF received an unexpected letter. The piece of mail, which came from Alva attorney informed OMRF that Vera Mae Eversole had left the foundation half her estate. But when OMRF staff went to their files, they discovered that they had no record of a Vera Mae Eversole. This gift, it turns out, would be her first and last to OMRF. But what a gift it would be.

a former schoolteacher who'd spent most of her life in Alva, Vera Mae (Pictured here in her 1936 high school graduation photo) had lived frugally. Of course, she'd always found a way to take care of her friends, her church and her beloved animals. But when it came to herself, other than a regular appointment at the hairdresser and an occasional new outfit, she chose to save rather than spend.

Unbeknownst to OMRF, Vera Mae had included OMRF in her ill for more than two decades. And upon the recent settlement of her estate, which was ably managed by her friends and trusted advisors Sutter and Hal Brizzolara, OMRF became half-owner of a 3,000-acre tract of land and several smaller properties in Alva.

Proceeds from the sale and use of the land, which has significant value both for its surface and mineral rights, will provide vital support for research programs at OMRF. And that, syas Sutter, is exactly what his friend and client desired. "Vera Mae was a very generous person," he says. "She loved this state, and I know she would be pleased to see that her gift will benefit the health of all Oklahomans."

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