GaryMrMets
01-13-2007, 10:45 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2792628
Secret Santa Who Gave Away $1.3M Dies
Missouri Secret Santa Who Anonymously Gave Away $1.3 Million Dies of Cancer at 58
By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 13, 2007 (AP)— :rip: Larry Stewart, :rip: a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died Friday. He was 58.
Stewart, who spent 26 years giving a total $1.3 million, gained international attention in November when he revealed himself as Secret Santa. He was diagnosed in April with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously.
On the Web:
http://secretsantausa.com/
http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/NY10701130436_sp.jpeg
Larry Stewart speaks with a reporter during in interview in Kansas City, Mo.,in this file photo from Nov. 17, 2006. Stewart, a Missouri millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people he thought could use the help, died Friday Jan. 12, 2007. He was 58. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner-File)
Secret Santa Who Gave Away $1.3M Dies
Missouri Secret Santa Who Anonymously Gave Away $1.3 Million Dies of Cancer at 58
By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan 13, 2007 (AP)— :rip: Larry Stewart, :rip: a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died Friday. He was 58.
Stewart, who spent 26 years giving a total $1.3 million, gained international attention in November when he revealed himself as Secret Santa. He was diagnosed in April with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously.
On the Web:
http://secretsantausa.com/
http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/NY10701130436_sp.jpeg
Larry Stewart speaks with a reporter during in interview in Kansas City, Mo.,in this file photo from Nov. 17, 2006. Stewart, a Missouri millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people he thought could use the help, died Friday Jan. 12, 2007. He was 58. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner-File)