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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My great uncle was childless, never married and was fiercely independent and a loner. He didn't want any outside help from anyone, even as a younger person.

He lived to be 93. He fell inside his house and his one kind neighbor who visited regularly got the rescue squad to get him to the ER evaluation. He recovered  but not enough to manage alone so was placed in a city run-nursing home. He died there a few months later.

My mom was his executor of his very small estate and but she refused this responsibility. Uncle's now-abandoned house sat empty and became an eyesore and a drug den for about a decade. Neighbors complained and went to the local media about the house and it was placed on a long demo list. Finally torn down 12 years after my uncle died.[/quote]

Sounds like he lived a perfectly long life. His only mistake was leaving his estate to his niece. Should have left it to someone that would appreciate it. [/quote]

My mom went to his house soon after he died and after seeing the inside, pretty much walked away. Uncle, although kind and sweet, as a hoarder and cat rescuer. Very little was salvageable. An attic stuffed with crumbling newspapers. Ivy growing inside through an upstairs window. A hole in the roof. But the fact that our mom absolved herself of all responsibilities and foisted the mess on an already overwhelmed community is shameful. [/quote]

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