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Retired Italian teacher leaves fortune to hospitals, charities
[Reuters] ROME (Reuters) - A retired Italian teacher has bequeathed more than 25 million euros ($30 million) to hospitals and charities, stunning residents of the northern city of Genoa where she lived who had no inkling of her wealth.Marisa Cavanna died in December aged 96. She was described as a reserved woman who never got married and did not attend social events. She wrote her own obituary in the Genoa city newspaper, Il Secolo XIX, dedicating "a heartfelt remembrance to a long list of former students". Her estate was worth some 40 million euros. It was not clear where her wealth came from, but Italian media suggested she had likely inherited it. Genoa’s Gaslini children’s hospital will receive around 5 million euros, while the city’s Galliera hospital will receive a similar sum, plus her home. "It is a big property worth several million euros. She has told us to sell it and use the money for research and innovation," Galliera hospital director general Adriano Lagostena told Reuters. Posted by: Besoeker 2021-02-26 |
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