In life, he had a reputation for being frugal. When he died, he left an extraordinary gift to a New Hampshire town

Family photos courtesy of Ed Smith via AP

A man who lived a life of modest means recently passed away and donated millions of dollars to a small New Hampshire town.

According to the Associated Press, Geoffrey Holt was working as a caretaker of a trailer park in Hinsdale, a small town of about 4,000, 60 miles southwest of Concord, at the time of his death on 6 June. He was 82.