{"id":468,"date":"2025-08-19T18:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:59:53","slug":"legacy-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/legacy-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Legacy-Stories-Header-Image.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Legacy-Stories-Header-Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom:20px;\">Legacy Stories<\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Friends who donate or make a planned gift to PYM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/planned-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legacy Fund<\/a> can have their or a loved one\u2019s story featured alongside other generous Friends like the ones below.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please take some time to read about the people who inspire generosity in others, leading to a strong and connected Quaker community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you would like to join these Friends in leaving your legacy with PYM, please contact our Director of Development, Joe Kirkenir, at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:jkirkenir@pym.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">jkirkenir@pym.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> or 215-241-7115!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3>Kirk Norris<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was honored to receive the inaugural Legacy Fund gift from John Spears, offered in memory of his friend, Kirk Norris, a Friend whose life embodied a fierce dedication to supporting communities often overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Kirk, a member first of Newtown and later Solebury Friends Meeting, passed in January 2019. From his earliest days, he carried a guiding belief that \u201ceducation is the way out of poverty\u201d and that literacy was a civil rights imperative. His global career in engineering and design did not limit his local impact. For 44\u202fyears, he served on the board of Mercer Street Friends, fought for better schools in Trenton, supported three charter school boards, volunteered through the NAACP and local civic associations, and worked tirelessly for Foundation Academy.<\/p>\n<p>John Spears chose to launch PYM\u2019s Legacy Fund in Kirk\u2019s honor because his relentless, quiet leadership and joyful spirit drew others into action. \u201cKirk just worked and worked away at it,\u201d John shared, recalling thousands of hours Kirk devoted to meetings with mayors, principals, tutors, and legislators, always with a moral compass pointing to what was best for students. Colleagues remembered him as \u201cthe perfect Quaker and volunteer. He cared, he listened, he showed up and he focused on getting things done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This inaugural legacy gift plants the seeds of Kirk\u2019s vision in perpetuity: it supports PYM\u2019s Legacy Fund, investing for sustained annual income, and ensuring that his story of faithful service, equity, and education will continue to inspire Friends and fuel programs that lift communities forward.<br \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Irene-Profile-Portait.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Irene-Profile-Portait&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3>Irene Christman<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>Philadelphia Yearly Meeting gratefully received a Legacy Fund gift from John Christman, in loving memory of his mother, Irene Ranck Christman. Born in 1918 and raised in Lancaster County after being adopted following her mother\u2019s tragic early death,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Irene overcame adversity to pursue a 38 year career teaching music in Pennsylvania\u2019s public schools. She served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and championed equity, encouraging students of all backgrounds to find their voice through the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Married and raising two sons, Irene carried forward Quaker values of recognizing \u201cthat of God in every One,\u201d though she was not formally a Friend. In her son\u2019s words, the gift honors both her remarkable life and the \u201cextraordinary unknown volunteers and charitable work\u201d of the Children\u2019s Aid Society, whose early support shaped her future. Chosen intentionally on Christmas, her parents\u2019 wedding anniversary, the gift extends Irene\u2019s legacy, nurturing future generations of children, and supporting the Faith she so deeply inspired.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/irene-ranck-christman-legacy-fund-gift-on-christmas-day\/\" target=\"_blank&quot;\">Read Irene\u2019s full story in this news article! <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Amy-Kawabe-KurkjianProfile.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Amy-Kawabe-KurkjianProfile&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3>Amy Kawabe Kurkjian<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was honored to receive a thoughtful legacy gift from Amy Kawabe Kurkjian (1923\u20132020), a lifetime Friend whose story we were only just discovering. Born in Hilo, Hawai\u2018i, and raised in California,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Amy and her family endured the hardships of wartime displacement\u2014opting to work farms in Utah rather than live in internment camps\u2014and later lost both brothers to military service in World War II. After marrying Ernie Kurkjian, whom she met through Civilian Public Service, Amy found her spiritual home in Philadelphia, first with Central Philadelphia Meeting, then through decades of steady ministry and work at PYM.<\/p>\n<p>Known to many as the friendly crafter due to her frequent knitting and sewing quilt squares during Sessions and lending a hand in the PYM office, Amy brought creativity, generosity, and practical care to everything she touched. Her lifelong independence and spirit of service carried through to the very end: Amy planned a Charitable Gift Annuity, and after her passing in 2020, her estate followed through on her wishes in 2021. Her gifts have supported membership development grants, the Legacy Fund, an unrestricted endowment, local Quaker meetings, family members, hunger-focused nonprofits worldwide, and a South Philadelphia senior center she used to frequent.<\/p>\n<p>Amy\u2019s quiet dedication, fierce independence, and thoughtful remembrance lives on in the fabric of our community. Her gifts, born from a life woven into the fabric of PYM, are a testament to values she held dear and a living encouragement for us all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/legacy-fund-donor-amy-kawabe-kirkjian-1923-2020\/\" target=\"_blank&quot;\">Read Irene\u2019s full story in this news article! <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Sandy-Heath-Profile.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Sandy-Heath-Profile&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3>Sandy Heath<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>Dudley Dutton \u201cSandy\u201d Heath, a longtime member of Moorestown Monthly Meeting, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2023, just as the school dismissal bell rang, a fitting farewell for an educator who spent his life nurturing young minds and building community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">A beloved teacher, administrator, and coach at Moorestown Friends School, Sandy was known for his creative spirit and dedication to experiential learning. His innovative programs, like City Project and Intensive Learning, took students beyond the classroom and into the world, embodying his commitment to education, exploration, and connection.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy\u2019s love for community extended far beyond school walls. He served faithfully on committees for Moorestown Monthly Meeting, contributed to the Moorestown Public School Board, and supported Camp Dark Waters. He and his beloved wife, Sue, built a life grounded in books, travel, family, and the Quaker values that guided them every step of the way. In remembering Philadelphia Yearly Meeting through his planned giving, Sandy\u2019s legacy of thoughtful stewardship and care for Friends will continue to shape and support the vibrant Quaker community he treasured so deeply.<\/p>\n<p>Family, Friends, and generations of students hold Sandy\u2019s memory close. His life was one of thoughtful integrity, joyful adventure, and loving service, a legacy that will ripple forward for many years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Martha-Cadmus-Haines-Profile.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Martha-Cadmus-Haines-Profile&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h3>Martha \u201cMolly\u201d Cadmus Haines<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>On February 28, 2022, Martha \u201cMolly\u201d Cadmus Haines, a beloved member of Moorestown Friends Meeting, passed peacefully at the age of 92. Known for her sharp mind, generous spirit, and her signature \u201cMolly hugs,\u201d she leaves behind a legacy of kindness, creativity, and faithfulness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Molly was devoted to caring for her family, her community, and her spiritual home within the Religious Society of Friends. An artist at heart, she gifted beautiful handmade pieces to loved ones, brightening countless lives with her needlework, watercolors, and origami, not to mention the many puns she shared with her trademark laughter.<\/p>\n<p>Molly\u2019s care, generosity, and Quaker legacy extend beyond her lifetime through a planned gift to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. By remembering PYM in her estate plans, Molly\u2019s commitment to Friends\u2019 values and community continues to nurture the spiritual life of Meetings like Moorestown Friends Meeting for generations to come. Her family, friends, and the extended Quaker community hold her memory and her final act of giving as a tender reminder that even the smallest, most thoughtful gestures can ripple forward in love.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Doctor-Robert-Heal-Profilke.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Doctor-Robert-Heal-Profilke&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<h3>Dr. Robert Heal<\/h3>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray; margin: 0 0 15px 0;\" \/>\n<p>Dr. Robert Heal, a cherished member of Westfield Friends Meeting, passed away on September 25, 2018, at the age of 93. A dedicated physician who served his community for 35 years,\u00a0Dr. Heal embodied a life of care, quiet service, and commitment to others. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Read More &gt;&gt;<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">A graduate of Moorestown High School, Robert served in the US Army during World War II before pursuing his medical education, culminating in an MD from the University of Pennsylvania. He spent decades practicing family medicine, building trusting relationships with generations of patients in Chester, PA, and Burlington County, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u2019s life reflected his Quaker faith \u2014 steady, thoughtful, and rooted in community. He loved sailing, swimming, and crafts, and found fellowship and spiritual grounding with Friends at Westfield Friends Meeting. In his passing, Dr. Heal continued his lifelong commitment to serving others through a planned gift to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. His final act of generosity supports the spiritual vitality of Meetings like Westfield and sustains the Quaker community he cared for so deeply.<\/p>\n<p>His family and Friends hold his memory as a testament to a life lived with compassion, humility, and enduring love.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d6dff9&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color:#000\"><strong>Joe Kirkenir<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Development<br \/>\n215.241.7115<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jkirkenir@pym.org\" style=\"color:#3d4591\">jkirkenir@pym.org<\/a><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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