The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Elderly Farmer's Surprise Bequest Is the Talk of an Oregon Town

By Stephen G. Greene

Wesley Howard's surprise bequest last year drew international attention because of its seeming incongruity -- a gift to benefit children from a man who supposedly disliked kids.

Mr. Howard had spent nearly his whole life on his family's 68-acre farm in Medford, a small city in southwestern Oregon where he...

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