Proud Dallasites leave $1M gift to Baylor Scott & White.
Successful commercial real estate developer Fred Toan and his wife, Barbara, raved about Baylor.
When Vicki Toan learned that her in-laws, Fred and Barbara Toan, had named Baylor University Medical Center as a beneficiary of their estate, she wasn’t surprised. Both had received exceptional care there during their lives.
“They’d been Baylor people since I’d met them,” Vicki said of Fred and Barbara. Fred and Barbara were quite proud of their city, particularly the fact that it is home to such an exceptional health system, Vicki recalled. “Barbara always raved about Baylor Scott & White, not only because it provides such wonderful care to the community, but also because it’s a leading research and medical training institution.”
Fred, a commercial real estate developer who passed away in 2013, was president of First Continental Enterprises, which developed the Richardson Heights, Spring Creek and Spanish Village shopping centers.
Barbara was a stay-at-home mother who cared for their two children, Stephen and Ann Marie, both of whom have passed away. Vicki cared for Barbara until Barbara’s death in 2021.
“My in-laws were so proud to have Baylor Scott & White in their community and felt this gift would leave a lasting legacy to the city they loved so much,” Vicki said.
“The Toans are wonderful examples of people who chose to use their estate to extend their care and generosity after their lifetimes,” Craig Foster, director of gift planning, said. “Their charitable foresight will result in positive impacts on Baylor University Medical Center patients for
years to come.”
For more information about how you can leave a legacy through a bequest or other planned
gift, please contact Craig Foster at 214.820.8196 or Craig.Foster@BSWHealth.org.
