2022 HOMETOWN HEROES MAGAZINE

2022 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May / June 2022 Page 29 of the Woods.’ Mike Abbott and Bill Bates approached Bob & Jo about establishing a Foundation in 1996 based on the fact that they had no children and had always been “quiet philanthropists.” They all talked at length about all they could do with a foundation. The Woods’ both really liked the idea of continuing to do good for the community, and beyond, after they were long gone. It moved quickly after that and The Woods Foundation came into existence in 1998 before Bob passed away. After they set up the foundation, Mike, Abbott, Dave Golwitzer and Bill Bates had board meeting at Mrs. Woods’ house over lunch, which was a real treat. She was a pistol and certainly always said what she thought. Robert J. Woods passed away in 1998. Together with his wife Jo, they spent a lifetime and beyond quietly giving money to good and worthy causes, and begetting the Woods Foundation, a philanthropic organization, which quietly continues to invest thousands of dollars yearly in charitable community projects. [Jim Youngquist with Bill Bates]