RECOGNIZING DONOR LOYALTY AND LEADERSHIP
Placing Aspiring Nurses’ Goals in Reach
Robert Groce’s late mother, Betty, dreamed of becoming a nurse. “Mom always admired her aunt, who was a nurse in Georgia and provided care to President Roosevelt when he stayed in Warm Springs for physical therapy,” he explains. However, life had other plans for Betty. She married her great love, Walter, and became a dedicated stay-at-home mom to three sons and a daughter. Her commitment to home life allowed Walter, a Peabody native, to advance in his own career in Middleton, Gloucester and other areas throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ultimately, Betty manifested her dreams by making nursing education possible for others.
Walter and Betty Groce
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YOUR IMPACT IN ACTION
After Betty and Walter’s passing, $1.3 million of their estate established a permanent, endowed fund for Salem State University’s School of Nursing. The fund will provide $4,500 scholarships to ten nursing students every year in perpetuity. Established as the Martha Evans and Betty Groce Scholarship, the gift also memorializes Walter’s halfsister, Martha, who planned on a nursing career before passing away from tuberculosis at age 17.
