Homeless Man Leaves Behind a Surprise: $4 Million

Every day on NPR, listeners hear funding credits — or, in other words, very short, simple commercials.
A few weeks ago, a new one made it to air: "Support for NPR comes from the estate of Richard Leroy Walters, whose life was enriched by NPR, and whose bequest seeks to encourage others to discover public radio."

NPR's Robert Siegel wondered who Walters was. So Siegel Googled him.

An article in the online newsletter of a Catholic mission in Phoenix revealed that Walters died two years ago at the age of 76. He left an estate worth about $4 million. Along with the money he left for NPR, Walters also left money for the mission.
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[TheHipsterZipper]

u suck!!

[robertiacomacci]

Then let us that do not share that belief leave your glorious union, and be free at last, free at last free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last.

[stemikger]

I believe the government should provide health care and housing and let us live life as creative beings and not worry about a roof over our head or health care.

[cdltpx]

I want to know what was Mr. Walters take was on global warming? Did he choose the life of a minimalists because of his belief of global warming? He had better than average intelligence yet decided to live outside the box? Perhaps he just didn't want to be found too easily. He probably got his social security and decided to live off of that and wanted to continue his investments. Maybe he did it so the world would locate his brother and ask him tons of questions while he got none of the money.

[cdltpx]

The proverbs talk of various ways to view thinngs a worldly and a spiritual. Yet this man claimed to be an athiests (A). While claiming to be an A he lived his life closer to that of a Christian(C) than professed C. If you evaluate what a C is suposed to be then you realize most C are just Satanic. C is tought to store treasure in heaven. He studied people to place his bets i.e. investing. He owned a laptop and I am guessing he had a library card or spent time in it. I can understand him some.

[robertiacomacci]

What makes one person happy does not make another happy how very true. So, let's get government out of the business of redistribution of wealth and let us decide how to live.