SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Education was always important to Rysavys 12
Bernard “Bernie” Rysavy graduated from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (then College) in 1955. There are no records of him ever returning to his alma mater. And his niece, Laura Phillips, doesn’t recall him ever specifically talking about the school. Yet, Bernie Rysavy and his wife, Suzanne, remembered Saint Mary’s in their philanthropic giving throughout their life, and through their planned gift after their deaths. Suzanne Rysavy passed in October of 2018, and Bernie Rysavy closely followed three months later in January 2019. They left behind a generous planned gift of $110,000 for Saint Mary’s, which is in addition to a lifetime giving level of just over that amount.
Bernie Rysavy ’55 (inset); Bernie and Suzanne Rysavy on their wedding.
