Tuesday, June 21, 2005
HOUSTON (AP) - A retired public school teacher who was so frugal that he bought expired meat and second-hand clothing left $2.1 million US for his alma mater, Prairie View A&M - the school's largest gift from a single donor.
Whitlowe Green, 88, died of cancer in 2002. He retired in 1983 from the Houston Independent School District, where he was making $28,000 a year as an economics teacher.
His donation shocked family members and friends alike.
HOUSTON (AP) - A retired public school teacher who was so frugal that he bought expired meat and second-hand clothing left $2.1 million US for his alma mater, Prairie View A&M - the school's largest gift from a single donor.
Whitlowe Green, 88, died of cancer in 2002. He retired in 1983 from the Houston Independent School District, where he was making $28,000 a year as an economics teacher.
His donation shocked family members and friends alike.