Kiwi All American 38546 Posts user info edit post |
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Quote : | " Millionaire Lottery Winner Dies In Fire Gonsalves Still Owed $1 Million From 1994 Jackpot Win
POSTED: 6:53 pm EDT March 22, 2008 UPDATED: 9:05 am EDT March 23, 2008
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A New Bedford man who lived a modest life even after winning a $5 million lottery jackpot has died in a fire.
John Gonsalves Sr., 85, died Thursday after being overcome by smoke in his home. The fire was determined to be accidental, most likely caused by smoking materials.
Gonsalves won a $5.1 million Megabucks jackpot in 1994, yet he didn't let the fortune change his life.
"He didn't change his life at all," his son, John Jr., told the New Bedford Standard-Times. "I think he went on one vacation. He really didn't want to live high off the hog, so to speak."
In fact, his obituary described him only as a retired longshoreman and made no reference to his lottery win.
His son said his father enjoyed the freedom the money gave him and liked to buy nice clothes and jewelry.
"He liked being what he called 'sharp.' He liked his nice suits and his jewelry," John Jr. said.
His obituary mentions his membership in a local social club and his son said he remained the same humble person.
The elder Gonsalves is still owed more than $1 million of his winnings. His son said he hopes the money doesn't cause friction between his father's survivors, including two ex-wives and five other children.
"I have no problem, but you never know when it comes to money. It's unfortunate. That's a fact. It's unavoidable. That's a fact. It seems to be nature's call when it comes to money. Money can really make a difference in people's lives," he said.
Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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3/23/2008 9:51:49 AM |
jackleg All American 170957 Posts user info edit post |
thats not really crazy, it was almost 15 years ago. ] 3/23/2008 9:56:43 AM |
Kiwi All American 38546 Posts user info edit post |
This is my official thread. I read a lot of news stories.
How about the 9yr old whos bottom got sucked out by a pool drain? hmmm? 3/23/2008 9:57:47 AM |
jackleg All American 170957 Posts user info edit post |
thats been going on for a while 3/23/2008 9:58:27 AM |
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Quote : | " Fattie Found Posting on Wolfweb Messageboard users subjected to her shitty threads
POSTED 9:57am WST March 23, 2008 UPDATED 10:57am EST March 23, 2008
RALEIGH, NC. -- A large fat woman was found posting on a popular college message board known as The Wolf Web. Users of the website claim the obese woman constantly posts inane topics and has shown little signs of stopping.
Aside from her usual discussions of breaking up with another user of the messageboard, and being a shameless whore that fucks married men, the user known as Kiwi has also been known to scare other posters with her Frankenstein like visage.
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Kiwi All American 38546 Posts user info edit post |
damnnnnn 3/23/2008 10:05:02 AM |
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[Edited on March 23, 2008 at 10:05 AM. Reason : damnit kiwi] 3/23/2008 10:05:34 AM |
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i luled 3/23/2008 10:55:21 AM |
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Quote : | " NEW YORK - A man was charged with withdrawing $2 million from an account after a bank confused him with a man who has the same name. ADVERTISEMENT
Benjamin Lovell was arraigned Tuesday on grand larceny charges. The 48-year-old salesman said he tried to tell officials at Commerce Bank in December that he did not have a $5 million account. He says he was told it was his and he could withdraw the money.
Prosecutors said the bank — which advertises itself as America's Most Convenient Bank — confused Lovell with a Benjamin Lovell who works for a property management company.
The lesser-funded Lovell gave away some of the withdrawn money and blew some of it on gifts, but lost much of it on bad investments, prosecutors said.
The district attorney's office did not immediately have information on his lawyer. Calls left with" |
3/23/2008 11:03:19 AM |
Walls1441 All American 10000 Posts user info edit post |
TheJudge won this thread.
but lost so many others. 3/23/2008 1:23:57 PM |
dakota_man All American 26584 Posts user info edit post |
3/23/2008 1:27:54 PM |
OmarBadu zidik 25069 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough 3/23/2008 1:32:07 PM |
chembob Yankee Cowboy 27011 Posts user info edit post |
The Judge loses. Kiwi is on the other side of the Great Smokys from Raleigh - Knoxville, TN. 3/23/2008 1:35:27 PM |
Kiwi All American 38546 Posts user info edit post |
How about that girl that died from a stingray that jumped on their boat??? 3/23/2008 1:41:31 PM |