SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The estate of Marilyn Miller, a former longtime teacher in the Syracuse City School District who died in 2021, has donated $1.7 million to the Upstate Foundation.
A residuary clause in a will gives the remainder of an estate to a specified recipient, in this case, the Upstate Foundation, according to an Upstate news release. The remainder is simply all the assets left over after all other gifts and estate expenses have been paid, it added.
In 2022, the foundation also received a $600,000 legacy gift from Miller.
“The $600,000 was pledged before Marilyn passed away,” Eileen Pezzi, VP for development at Upstate, said in the release. “Having devoted her entire career to guiding and teaching students, she wanted the money to be used to help children, particularly those facing life’s challenges.”
Consequently, the pediatric and adolescent unit in Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital was named in her memory, as well as those of her parents. The Frieda, Morris and Marilyn Miller Pediatric & Adolescent Unit is located on the hospital’s 12th floor.
The Upstate departments of pediatrics and psychiatry will share the residuary donation — with a portion that has contributed to the foundation’s current campaign for child and adolescent mental health, Upstate said.
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