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Young Couple Creates Their Catholic Family Legacy

Ty McCormack and Kylan Maguire Ty McCormack and his fiancée, Kylan Maguire, were making plans for their wedding and future together, and near the top of their list was a discussion about estate planning. As a financial planner and son of an estate planning attorney, Ty understands the value of having all of one’s financial affairs in order at all times. He had also been taught, from a young age, the value of philanthropy and the belief that “as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Peter 4:10). “I was blessed to have been raised in a Roman Catholic family where our faith came before anything else….

The Vogelpohl Family’s Philanthropic Journey: Growing Spiritually in Their Relationship with Jesus

Dave and Ann Vogelpohl grew up in different households, but shared similarities: Both grew up in loving families with three children and middle-class homes where their fathers were business owners. Their families did not have a lot of extra money but Dave and Ann experienced that they always found a way to give something. They shared another key similarity: both grew up Catholic, attending Mass weekly and on Holy Days, and praying the rosary and other devotions. They both also have youthful memories of using the children’s donation envelopes to make gifts to the churches where they were raised (Ann in Indianapolis, IN; Dave in Quincy, IL), and at Lent to the Catholic Relief Services rice bowl in a little…