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New Hampshire man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions

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For years, Geoffrey Holt was known as a mobile home park groundskeeper in a small New Hampshire town. Now, he's being remembered as a millionaire who gave his fortune to the community.

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Holt died earlier this year with a secret: He was a multimillionaire. And what’s more, he gave it all away to this community of 4,200 people.

From the article (which could arguably have been both the headline and the entire article, but yay, clicks).

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