He seemed like a humble and simple person, but when he died, he left 4 million dollars to the town where he was born.
The town of Hinsdale, located in New Hampshire, the United States was pleasantly surprised when, after the death of Geoffrey Holtreceived the sum of 4 million dollars that he decided to donate. For them he was just a modest worker, with worn-out clothes, who lived in a mobile home with almost no furniture, no television or computer.
At the time of his death He was 82 years old and worked taking care of mobile homes.. It had a fortune of 3.8 million dollars. He had no wife, nor children. In his will he made it clear that his fortune: “should be used to benefit the education, health and recreation of the community.”
Geoffrey Holt
How was the incredible story of Geoffrey Holt
Geoffrey Holt was a man who appeared to be poor. He had old clothes and seemed far from the desire to consume and buy things. He limited himself to working almost until the last days of his life. He kept a low profile and he never said that after the closure of the mill where he worked as a foreman in Vermont he became an investor in the telecommunications industry.
He started at a time when cell phones did not yet exist, he knew how to be patient and his investment gave him a return. Although he had dyslexia, he spent hours studying about investments. In addition, he liked to read about history and listen to classical music records. Among the possible destinations of the inheritance he left to the town, the repair of the local clock is considered, or the creation of an online driving course, because Holt was known for giving driving lessons to young people.
In his hometown they used to remember him for sitting by the road watching cars go by, and enjoying life as if nothing was missing, without running, working calmly, at his own pace. In 2001 he approached the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and told him his purposes. He agreed with them that, once he died, he would donate the 3.8 million to the people.
Source: Ambito
