RON AND SHERI COLE
Ron and Sheri Cole
A hallmark of the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry is teaching students to focus on the entire patient, not just the illness.
For ophthalmologist Ronald Cole ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™62M, this approach helped him provide the very best care to his patients. After 22 years in retinal surgery and general ophthalmology, Dr. Cole chose to specialize in vision rehabilitation. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œI saw it as an opportunity to focus on how the person functions and not just how the eye functions.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
When Dr. Cole and his wife, Sheri, returned to Rochester for a class reunion, the couple decided to commemorate the milestone by making a gift to the David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute.
After exploring a number of options, the Coles gifted a vacation home to a charitable remainder unitrust. They received a tax deduction, avoided capital gains tax, and established life income from the University. The ColesÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™ gift will ultimately establish the Dr. Ronald J. & Charlotte S. Cole Endowed Scholars Fund in support of vision restoration, low vision research, and vision rehabilitation.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œIt was a matter of examining our assets and how to make the most of them. Creating a trust fit.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
The Coles are recognized as Founding Members of the Wilson Society.