WW2 Vet who Froze to Death Had Money

BAY CITY, Michigan — A 93-year-old Michigan man who froze to death after a power company restricted electricity to his home over roughly $1,000 in unpaid bills left an estimated $600,000 to a hospital, his attorney said.


Marvin Schur's attorney, Cathy Reder, told the Detroit Free Press the World War II veteran bequeathed his entire fortune to Bay Medical Center.


Schur's frozen body was found Jan. 17, four days after Bay City Electric
Light & Power installed a device on his electric meter that cuts power
after a predetermined level is reached.


State regulators on Wednesday issued emergency rules designed to protect more people against electricity or heat shutoffs in the winter. Also, the "limiter"s that schur had on his house has been outlawed in the state.

 

Too little too late. Its sad that something like this has to happen in order for such rules to be passed in court to prevent them from happening again. The power company is lucky the old man doesn't have family - if he was my g-pop i'd be suing the company for all that they are worth.

 

Wow...just, wow.

People always learn after the fact...and then they forget. They ALWAYS FORGET, dammit.

 

What a sad shame. I'd like to say more but I'd only be ranting.