West Hartford students receive scholarships

HARTFORD - The Connecticut Association of REALTORS, Inc. presented its 2012 Raymond F. Gates Jr. Memorial Scholarships at its most recent Board of Directors meeting including these students from West Hartford: Klair Castillo; Cassidy Grinsell, Luke Murphy and Patricia Murphy. 

The Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1976 in memory of Raymond F. Gates, Jr. following his tragic death in an automobile accident.  Gates was the Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of REALTORS.

Over the past 36 years, children of REALTORS have been awarded scholarships totaling more than $707,000.

For the 2011-2012 academic years, the Connecticut Association of REALTORS received nearly 150 applications. This year, 33 outstanding children of CT REALTORS in 22 communities were selected to receive a total of $33,000 in scholarships.