Monday, January 15, 2007

The Death of “Death” Brings a Fortune

Meet the richest housekeeper in the U.K.:

A WEALTHY bachelor has ordered that his £3.5 million fortune is used to look after his long-serving housekeeper.

Financier Basil Death, 90, told the executors of his will to set up a trust fund for spinster Theresa Wade, 80, who looked after him for 60 years.

He said if the executors wanted to, they could give Theresa, known as Tess, all the money. But any left after her death will go to charities.

How much is that in dollars? About $6.8 million.

Not that it matters, but Basil pronounced his name "deeth."

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