Man who froze to death had $600K

[JODO 2]

BAY CITY, Mich. – An attorney says a 93-year-old Michigan man who froze to death after a power company restricted electricity to his home over roughly $1,000 in unpaid bills left an estimated $600,000 to a hospital.

Marvin Schur's attorney, Cathy Reder, told the Detroit Free Press the World War II veteran bequeathed his entire fortune to Bay Medical Center.

Schur's frozen body was found Jan. 17, four days after Bay City Electric Light & Power installed a device on his electric meter that cuts power after a predetermined level is reached.

State regulators on Wednesday issued emergency rules designed to protect more people against electricity or heat shutoffs in the winter.

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Information from: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_.../frozen_indoors

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

First he was a martyr, now he is cheap

[Nagishkaw 510]

Stiff azz.

[mawilson 2,133]

He was 93, for ####'s sake. Maybe he just died and then froze to death, did anyone consider that?

Edited February 6, 2009 by mawilson

[Jasman0717 9]

We don't do a very good job about caring for our elderly Thank God I have Claudeth to take care of me. I am sure that when the time comes my kids would have stuffed me in a old foggy home

[mnieto 2]

Geez....how sad. Being that old,maybe he had all forgotten about the cash on his bank account?!

[spookyturtle 9,466]

He probably had a bit of dementia or alzheimer at that age.

[Emancipation 2]

He probably had a bit of dementia or alzheimer at that age.

Could be.. my Grandfather started doing that.. his dementia was brought on by led paint he used in his painting business.. He would just hide bills and not pay them.. not because he didn't have money for them, but because outta sight out of mind...

Sad tale.. the worst bit is that he died alone..

[mawilson 2,133]

Sad tale.. the worst bit is that he died alone..

Everybody dies alone.

[Emancipation 2]

Sad tale.. the worst bit is that he died alone..

Everybody dies alone.

Smarty pants..

Some people die with family around them... others don't... believe me there is some sort of peace in knowing there was someone there to hold their hand, comfort them, just be with them..

My Grandmother fell down a flight of stairs and died because no one was there to help her.. That is the hardest thing to accept about her death.... hands down.

[Jenn! 918]

Here in Mass. they're not permitted to turn off your heat for nonpayment during the winter months.

[Teacher Mark 53]

Maybe I should call the power company and apologize for the verbal lashing I gave them? Naaaa.

[Waldo 0]

Sad tale.. the worst bit is that he died alone..

Everybody dies alone.

You stole that quote from Donnie Darko. Great film.

Thats sad. I'm going to the kitchen where I'll leave the light on and cook some hot chocolate that comes out of a packet and a box that was put into a sack ALL of which I will throw away in the trash can which is right next to my recycling bin.

[panamania79 2]

First he was a martyr, now he is cheap

He's a cheap martyr

Here in Mass. they're not permitted to turn off your heat for nonpayment during the winter months.

Same here in RI.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Here in Mass. they're not permitted to turn off your heat for nonpayment during the winter months.

Really? I think I'll stop paying.