John DePalma ’53
Sharing His Good Fortune A Saint Peter’s College education made a world of difference to John DePalma ’53. So this successful alumnus is paying it forward with the L. Augustine Grady, S.J., Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will help future students achieve the dream of Jesuit higher education. Many years ago, John DePalma ’53 attended a reunion and learned that an old friend’s mother had passed away. She was someone who had been very kind and had taken a consistent interest in his life. DePalma felt 18
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sorry he’d never had the chance to thank her for her consideration. He decided to take advantage of opportunities to show gratitude and made arrangements to thank Saint Peter’s College, by making a $100,000 scholarship part of his estate plan. The L. Augustine Grady, S.J., Endowed Scholarship Fund is named
for Rev. Augustine Grady, S.J., an administrator who played an integral role in helping DePalma obtain his Saint Peter’s education. DePalma was only able to attend Saint Peter’s because of a swimming scholarship, and Father Grady paid for the books that he couldn’t afford. DePalma was the first in his family to graduate high school (Thomas Jefferson