NATION : Cook, 37, Wins $3 Million, Dies
A 37-year-old cafeteria cook who won a $3.6-million lottery this month died of a heart attack Monday, and his sister-in-law blamed the stress of being an instant millionaire for his death.
William Curry of South Boston won the Sept. 8 Megabucks drawing and took a couple of weeks off.
“He never got to enjoy it,” Shirley Bourdon said of her brother-in-law’s new wealth. “All he really bought was a Dalmatian puppy for the kids.”
Curry returned to his job of 20 years at the Merit Food Co. on Monday for the first time since he won, where he suffered a fatal heart attack, the Boston Herald reported today.
Bourdon said Curry had been besieged by accountants and financial advisers and other people asking for money. “It was the stress of it that killed him,” she said, adding that “we’ve had no peace” since winning.
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