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many stray dogs in the area.Kenneth cared deeply aboutthe plight of animals lackinghomes, adequate humanecare, and health services. Hebecame active in personallysupporting homeless rescueefforts. Because Kenneth hadno heirs, he made provisions inhis will to continue this work byproviding resources to supportthe prevention of cruelty toanimals, and to assist homelessanimals. At his passing in 1977,a charitable trust bearing hisname was established to helpanimals in greatest need.“We are pleased to support Gretchen Morgan, director of annual giving, accepts a donation to theTweaky Fund from Don Houd, executor of the Estate of Raymond andthe LSU School of VeterinaryCharles Lemkul.Medicine’s Shelter Medicineprogram and hope that it continues to benefit homeless gift to the LSU SVM’s Tweaky Fund, which is ananimals today and in the future through the skills of the endowment established to provide veterinary servicesveterinarians you are training,” said Obermanns.for pets of people in the Baton Rouge community whoare unable to afford critical veterinary care. The fundThe Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust has partnered helps needy pet owners pay for medicines, supplies,with our Shelter Medicine Program to help thousands surgical procedures, and other expenditures incurred atof animals. The Trust’s generous support of $15,000 the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, for serious andhelped more than 2,000 shelter and rescue animals catastrophic cases.receive the medical examinations that put them onthe road to a happier, healthier life. It also helpedThe Lemkuls were originally from New Jersey butleverage the spay/neuter programs of nearly two dozen settled in Baton Rouge. They were very active in theircommunity and public shelters currently enrolled in our church, serving as instructors and training altar servers.partner outreach program. More than forty veterinarystudents got hands-on experience with community and “Frances was an animal-lover, and she and hershelter programs challenged by burgeoning homeless husband, Raymond, wanted the School’s work caringanimal populations, and learned that they could make for animals to continue,” said Don Houde, executor ofa meaningful difference through their professionalthe estate. “They were beautiful, caring, lovingpractice.people and took care of other people intimes of turmoil and need.”Making a meaningful difference can mean helpingthe LSU SVM provide care for those pet ownerswho otherwise could not afford it. The Estate ofRaymond and Frances Lemkul provided a $35,00015