LEAVE A LEGACY Barton and Kristina Smith

A match made in medical heaven, Barton met Kristina in 1963 when Kristina was a pediatric nurse and he was a senior at Cornell University Medical College in Manhattan. They married soon after and returned to Berks County where Barton spent the next three decades practicing gastroenterology at The Reading Hospital. Together they raised two sons, worked for many charitable organizations, and traveled broadly, visiting more than 70 countries. With a keen interest in birds and birding, Hawk Mountain has always been in their lives. Barton first visited the Sanctuary in 1959.

“I spent time with and got to know Maurice Broun, one of the most impressive men I ever met. Today we feel President Sean Grace has proven a great successor to lead the Sanctuary,” he says.

The couple also believes the staff has earned their support for preserving what Barton calls “a landscape that is as beautiful as any in the world, one for all our flora and fauna.”

For that reason, the two made the caring decision to support the Sanctuary at a level that qualifies them as members of the Rosalie Edge Society. If you, too, intend to make a legacy gift and want to share your story, please contact us today.