Two years ago, 87 year old Kathleen Magowan passed away in Simsbury, Connecticut. Recently people have been realizing her surprising secret; she was rich. Her house was estimated around 6 million, with $6000 of jewelry, and some extremely valuable 1949's and 50's Quaker Oats that contained original war bonds. The most amazing thing is, after she died, she donated all of her money to charity. "She left nearly 480,000 to Simsbury public schools, $500,000 to the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, more than $400,000 to the McLean nursing home where she died, and nearly $375,000 to her local parish..."
I think that this is truly an incredible story. This woman is obviously extremely kind and giving, not to mention down to earth. She didn't ever flaunt her money, in fact she was a very involved member of the community. She loved reading and discussing books with friends. "She lived her life fully and completely" This lady restores some hope for humanity because of her kindness and generosity. I hope that there are many more people like her out there in the world.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/slideshow/surprise--elderly-connecticut-twins-were-secret-millionaires-184208222.html
This is such a great story!
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