From Student to Trustee: A Lifelong Brunswick Journey

Josyl Barchue ’00 P ’37 calls his Brunswick experience “foundational and formative” — starting with his life as a student and ever since.

“Brunswick has given to me on a fundamental level in ways that I could never possibly pay back, except to pay it forward,” he said. “This legacy exists in me and has a continuing impact on my life.”

Barchue, a current Trustee, has become a member of the Carmichael Society by making a planned gift of life insurance and naming Brunswick School as beneficiary. He has directed the gift to strengthen Brunswick’s endowment, which will give the school the discretionary funds it needs, now and in the future, to respond quickly to unforeseen and emerging priorities and opportunities.

Barchue said it thrills him to give back to the institution that has nurtured him for the “better part of 40 years” — as a student, as an alumnus, as a parent, and as a Trustee. He made the gift with two things in mind — first to recognize “the tutelage and passion that were poured into me by so many over the course of my 14 years at Brunswick.” 

And second, to ensure that Brunswick has the resources it needs to meet future challenges and opportunities alike. 

“Despite the increasing campus size, the endowment, and the perception of Brunswick as a wealthy school, as a Trustee I can definitively state that Brunswick is a very lean school that is operated with extraordinary economic efficiency — every dollar matters and is spent only with intention and great care.”

In the end, as he raises two young sons among his four children, Josyl is especially committed to supporting a school devoted to the nurturing, growth, and education of boys.

“I am delighted to contribute to Brunswick’s ability to make the necessary improvements that it must continuously make to provide the very best environment for my sons, possibly their sons, and all sons who attend Brunswick to grow into their very best selves, for the benefit of others,” he said. “It genuinely feels like a blessing to be able to do so.”