Frugal Retired Janitor Leaves $300,000 to 3 Schools
Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. —
Fred Thompson didn’t have a phone, didn’t have a car, didn’t heat his house and gave up Medicare coverage to save the $18-a-month premium after he retired as a janitor.
It added up.
Thompson amassed nearly $300,000. When he died last year at age 81, he left it all to three state universities to spend on teaching scholarships. The donation was announced this week.
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