Remembered in the will
Illustration★★★★A wealthy Oklahoma oil baron died after a protracted ill- ness, and his attorney gathered the entire family for the reading of the will. Relatives came from near and far to see if they were included in the bequests. The lawyer ceremoniously opened the will and began to read: “To my cousin Nancy, I leave my ranch. “To my brother George, I leave my bank. “To my neighbor and good friend, Oscar, I leave my oil stocks. “To my uncle Stanley, I leave an office building in Tulsa. “And finally, to my cousin Willie, who always want- ed to be remembered in my will, ‘Hi, Willie.” Eye foranEye 123
The point
A wealthy man's will lists bequests to relatives, but to his cousin Willie who always wanted to be remembered in the will, leaves only 'Hi, Willie'—illustrating how unfounded expectations can be.