Dorothy and George Witwer
Community Heroes
In Paradise for Good – Sept. 21, 2015 and January 20, 2022
Dorothy and George Witwer lived most of their lives in Kendallville, Indiana, where George was publisher and principal owner of KPC Media Group, the media company with the largest reach in northeast Indiana. They were extremely involved in the community and George was named Kendallville Citizen of the Year and received the Charlie Biggs Commitment to Community Lifetime Achievement Award. For the last 30 years of their lives, Dorothy and George spent a considerable amount of time in Key West. They were both active volunteers with Reef Relief, an organization focused on saving coral reefs through research, education, and political action, and Samuel's House, a nonprofit organization for homeless and/or battered women and children.
The Witwers generously created three permanent funds to benefit the Florida Keys. Started in 2007, the George and Dorothy Lee Witwer Endowment for Reef Relief and the George and Dorothy Lee Witwer Endowment for Samuel's House support annual grants to those organizations in perpetuity. An additional endowment funded by George’s retirement account provides annual operating support for the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys.
Thank you, Dorothy and George, for Leaving a Legacy in Key West and the Florida Keys.