Ron Patel Scholarship Foundation
Helping
journalism students in need &
honoring
the memory of one of America's most respected editors
The
Foundation was established in February 2000 by Mary Patel in honor
of her husband, Ron Patel, long-time
Sunday editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Each January, on the anniversary of his death, the Foundation
will provide a scholarship to a journalism student in need.
More information on the Scholarship will be posted here shortly.
Meanwhile,
donations can be sent to:
Ron Patel Scholarship Fund
Pen & Pencil Club
1522 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19102
Tax ID: 23-3028356
Checks payable to "Ron Patel Scholarship Fund," please
Coming
soon: A benefit concert!
Singer-songwriter
Susan Werner will be
holding a benefit concert in Philadelphia on April 26, 2000.
Watch for details.
o o o o o
A
letter from Mary Patel, Ron's wife
The loss of Ron for me is beyond devastating. But I know that
Ron would not want me to be in perpetual mourning. Therefore,
in order to preserve his name and reputation into perpetuity,
I have organized the Ron Patel Scholarship Foundation. Ron was
a credit to his profession. He was a caring and sensitive man
who listened to everyone because he thought that everyone had
a message to tell. I don't know why God took him so soon. I can
only hope that he is looking down on all this and that his name
lives on with his Foundation.
Contact
the Foundation: rcpatel@aol.com
