Negotiating a deal with her boss to work only 24 hours per week, she commuted from Houston to College Station throughout the 1987 school year. In 1988, Crocker proudly walked across the stage as a business management graduate, still in disbelief of her accomplishment. “It still feels like someone is going to take my degree away,” she shared. “To this day, it’s hard for me to understand that I really did it.”
A Canine Companion
Crocker’s pride in Texas A&M cannot be understated, and neither can her love for her Doberman, Daisy. “Daisy is a 60-pound bundle of energy who loves people,” she smiled. An owner of five past Dobermans and a lover of all pets, she feels a responsibility to positively contribute to animal welfare. “It’s all about the animals for me,” Crocker shared. “People can take care of themselves, but pets are at the mercy of their owners.”
This belief inspired her to plan a gift for the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center. Established in 1993, the Stevenson Center provides a home and caretaker services for animals whose owners can no longer provide for them.
“I wanted to make sure Daisy was taken care of after my lifetime and help other animals have a better life too,” Crocker said. Her gift ensures Daisy will be cared for at the Stevenson Center, and remaining funds after Daisy’s life will support the Capper and Chris Save the Animals Fund, which helps pet owners afford lifesaving medical treatment at Texas A&M’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital.
A Doggone Good Gift
When Crocker was considering how to fund her planned gift, she found the perfect solution in naming the Texas A&M Foundation as the beneficiary of her life insurance policy. “For me, this was the easiest asset to give,” she explained. “All I had to do was change my beneficiary designation to the Foundation.”
