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This is an incredible, almost unbelievable story about a former homeless man. And yet it’s true.

This man later made a fortune and gave away $1.3 million of it to strangers in need. His name was Larry Stewart and if you’ve never heard of him, it’s because until late in his life, he handed out his money anonymously, often a hundred dollars at a time.

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Postscript: The day after the story aired on 24 Hour News 8, another secret Santa went to the Plainfield Kmart and offered to pay off 13 more layaway bills — to the tune of about $2,000. It was the largest layaway payoff in the history of the store.

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Problem is, when you get homeless, you stay skanky, and it's hard to get work when you're skanky.

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