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Bay Pathway Spring/Summer 2022
PLANNED GIVING
Family Ties,
Family Giving
For as long as Peter Wender
can remember, Bay Path
has been part of his family.
If you ask him to start from
the beginning, he can share
memories of former President
Thomas Carr and his wife,
Mollie Carr, and others
who made a profound impact
on the newly-established
Longmeadow campus.
Two of the people who were pivotal in contributing to the
reputation of Bay Path were Wender's parents, Klara
Kalista Wender '31 and Joseph Wender. Both had been
longtime friends of the Carr family. His father had been
hired by Tom Carr to be the head of campus building and
grounds, while Wender's mother Klara assumed the role of
bookkeeper in 1956.
Klara Wender's connection to Bay Path and her story
would prove to be the tie that links Peter's continued
support of the University mission.
Bay Path Institute graduation photo
of Klara Kalista Wender '31.
