John K. “Jack” Klaus of Beckley; Charles R. “Bob” Klaus of Liverpool, N.Y.; David R. “Dick” Klaus of Beckley; and Charlotte A. Gaydos of Bel Air, Md., were beneficiaries of Mary’s life insurance policy. When learning of this they decided to establish a need and merit based scholarship that will be awarded to a graduate of a public high school in Raleigh County who will attend any accredited vocational school, college or university. Mary Louise Klaus earned a B.S. degree and later a Master’s degree in guidance and counseling from WVU. She taught at Clear Fork and Shady Spring high schools, and served the county as director of guidance, career education and testing. She received national recognition for her contributions to the field of vocational guidance and was involved in numerous civic organizations.