Major Estate Contribution Advances Foundation
07-Oct-2011
December 7, 2011 |Spokane, WA -- A major estate donation of $40,000 has been given to the Upper Columbia Academy Foundation from the late Walt and Maxine Seibly, of Clarkston, Washington. This significant contribution will strengthen the Foundation’s mission to give more qualified students scholarships to attend Upper Columbia Academy.
Dr. Seibly, a 1933 graduate, was a patriarch-alumnus of Upper Columbia Academy, and having a long family line of proceeding Upper Columbia Academy graduates. His daughters, Renee and Tamara, and son, Barclay, all attended Upper Columbia Academy. Several grandchildren and a few great grandchildren are also Upper Columbia Academy graduates.
Dr. Seibly was born on July 3,1915 and passed away on December 1, 2010 at the age of 95. Born in a tent in the Yakima Valley, he grew up knowing what possibilities and opportunities could arise from being persistent and developing a strong work ethic. In 1935, he enrolled in the pre-med program at Walla Walla University. There, he met Maxine Barclay from Dayton, Washington. They were married in the autumn of 1936 and celebrated 64 years together before she passed away in 2000. In 1945, Dr. Seibly graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He then practiced family medicine in Clarkston, Washington from 1947 to 1976, with a brief intermission serving in the Air Force as a flight surgeon during the Korean War.
Dr. Seibly’s son in-law, the late Bob Larrabee (1953 UCA alumnus), was one of the founding members of the Upper Columbia Academy Foundation, in 2004. The organizational efforts he put forth helped to set the Foundation in motion and with a solid financial base in which to function effectively. In addition, the UCAF Annual Larrabee Golf Tourney celebrated 7 years in October of 2011 and is a namesake of Mr. Larrabee, as he was also the event’s founding leader and enthusiast.
The Upper Columbia Academy is profoundly grateful for this generous contribution, which will go directly toward more Upper Columbia Academy scholarships for qualified students.
The UCAF manages a variety of endowments that are focused on helping students of UCA succeed.
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