Beloved Crestwood teacher’s $1M bequest to the community shocked Shalersville officials

An image of Bob Corbett teaching in 1972. Submitted photo

Beloved Crestwood teacher’s $1M bequest to the community shocked Shalersville officials

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Bob Corbett, a lifelong Shalersville Township resident, died March 13 in Cleveland. He never married, had no children, and no one was prepared for what came next: a $334,000 bequest each to Shalersville Township Trustees, Crestwood Local Schools and Portage Faith United Methodist Church.

“We were surprised at the amount,” Shalersville Fiscal Officer Jill Corbett said. “We had no idea.” (Jill Corbett’s husband is Clyde “Jim” Corbett, a first cousin of Bob Corbett.)

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