FellowshipLIFE Foundation Donor Stories

Fellowship Village resident, David Badertscher, honors late wife, Betty Jo, with a Medical Reception Area Plaque

David Badertscher, a resident of Fellowship Village and Board Member of FellowshipLIFE Foundation was honored for his dedication to the Fellowship Village Medical Group Lobby in memory of his beloved wife Betty Jo Badertscher. Honoring Betty Jo Badertscher- an excerpt from David’s Plaque Unveiling Speech in September.

I want to thank all of you for being here to help me honor Betty Jo Badertscher, my beloved wife from 1965 when we were married in Akron, Ohio, to the time of her passing in Westfield, N.J., in 2010. Betty Jo was a brilliant and successful person in her own right. She was proud of almost single-handedly saving a company from bankruptcy. She also managed the finances of an organization that would now be called a CCRC, served as a liaison in the space program, and took an active role in various social organizations–all the while managing to maintain a comfortable home.

Notwithstanding all of her accomplishments, Betty Jo often preferred to work behind the scenes, and never received the recognition she deserved during her lifetime. Now, thanks to the efforts of Lisa Marie of the FellowshipLIFE Foundation, the staff and management of FellowshipLIFE and my lawyer, Tom Phelan for amending my estate for FellowshipLIFE Foundation to receive this donation when I am gone, I am grateful to be given the opportunity to honor and celebrate her life with you.

Thank You, David Badertscher

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