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Janitor bequeaths millions to library, hospital
By SimplyJesMe  •  February 12, 2015
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(Source: Fitts, Olson & Giddings)
Perhaps the only clue that Ronald Read, a Vermont gas station attendant and janitor who died last year at age 92, had been quietly amassing an $8 million fortune was his habit of reading the Wall Street Journal, his friends and family say. It was not until last week that the residents of Brattleboro would discover Read's little secret. That's when the local library and hospital received the bulk of his estate, built up over the years with savvy stock picks."Investing and cutting wood, he was good at both of them," his lawyer Laurie Rowell said on Wednesday, noting that he read the Journal every day. Most of those who knew Read, described as a frugal and extremely private person, were aware that he could handle an axe. But next to no one knew how well he was handling his financial portfolio. ......
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By SimplyJesMe
I am Jes, a co-founder of SnackFirst, which serves happiness in the form of tasty snacks with free delivery. My adventures on starting this business is all under #SnackFirst. I used to #Travel overseas for work frequently but this made me so tired of the corporate world #SimplySalesTalk. So I left my $100,000 job to start my business venture. I still love to plan my own travels and if possible, drive and explore on my own even in foreign countries #YOLO!
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