inheritance
This One is a Little Strange…
Ninety-eight-year-old Findlay Ohio resident, Margaret Elizabeth Taylor, wanted to do something worthwhile with the $1.1 million estate she had accumulated as the proverbial Surprise Millionaire. But what she decided to do with the money was well, a little
different.
She told her family that they would not receive any money from her estate because what she would do with the funds would benefit a whole lot of people. No, she didn’t leave the money to any charity that you would be familiar with. What she DID do with the money is rather shocking…
A Nail Technician Gets Quite A Tip From A Surprise Millionaire!
The moral of the story here is to take pride in your work; whatever that work may be and to treat everyone with kindness and respect. A good attitude and hard work is always rewarded!
The Surprise Millionaire Who Encouraged His Family To Say “Yes”
In my book, I wrote about Albert Ravenholt, a poor Wisconsin farm boy who started out life with nothing until he said “yes” to opportunity. As we learned, Albert and his wife Marjorie lived what only can be described as an interesting and fulfilling life just by embracing the opportunities that came their way.
As Albert was aging and found himself a widower, he began to reflect on his large extended Wisconsin farm family and how distant they had all become. He and Marjorie had no children of their own and Albert cared deeply for his 25 nieces and nephews scattered about the country. However, Albert realized that his large family rarely got together anymore and many of them were virtual strangers to one another. This is when Albert decided that it was time for his family to say “yes” to opportunity in the same way that he had so many years ago.
Upon Albert’s death in 2010, his family learned that his trust contained a very unusual codicil. He had indeed left money for all of his nieces and nephews provided they meet for a family reunion once every two years. That’s right, Albert gave his family a two-fold opportunity. The opportunity to inherit a part of his estate (remember, Albert was a Surprise Millionaire) and the opportunity to get to know or become re-acquainted with extended family.
Since Albert’s passing, the extended Ravenholt clan has gotten together back in little Luck Wisconsin, the site of the family’s most unluckiest event to celebrate the life and times of Uncle Albert Ravenholt; the loving and generous man who cared enough to give them the chance to say “yes” to a great opportunity.
