Georgetown millionaire, 91, finances building to house elderly dogs
BERTRAM — At 91, Georgetown millionaire Jack Garey is still determined to help the community. Even though he now uses a walker and is on oxygen, has a wife recovering from surgery and is nursing his sick dog, Garey showed up in a muddy field last week to celebrate his latest gift to Central Texas.
It is a $290,000 building called "Garey's Big Dog Bunkhouse," which will house elderly dogs at the Living Grace Canine Ranch in Bertram. Garey donated the money to the dog sanctuary to build the 4,000-square-foot structure. It has 26 kennels, a veterinary clinic, a storm shelter, air conditioning and heating, and a room with a couch where visitors can snuggle with the dogs.
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Garey has previously donated $15 million to Southwestern University and given his 525-acre, $21 million ranch to the city of Georgetown, which has turned the land into a park. He also gave $5 million to Georgetown to help develop the park.
Garey donated millions to the Chisholm Trail Community Foundation, which his first wife, the late Cammy Garey, helped start, he said.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/10/18/georgetown-millionaire-jack-garey-finances-building-elderly-dogs/8423808002/
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