In 2005, an Iowa carpenter who never went to college left nearly $3 million in savings; 14 years later, 33 strangers whose education he funded gathered to remember the man they had never met
- Schroeder had never had the opportunity to attend college, but he wanted other young people to have that chance (AI enhance image, source: CBS)Dale Schroeder spent 67 years working as a carpenter at the same business in Des Moines, Iowa.
- He grew up poor, never went to college, never married and had no children.
- He lived a simple life, owning only two pairs of jeans and an old rusty Chevrolet truck.
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- Schroeder had never had the opportunity to attend college, but he wanted other young people to have that chance (AI enhance image, source: CBS)Dale Schroeder spent 67 years working as a carpenter at the same business in Des Moines, Iowa.
- He grew up poor, never went to college, never married and had no children.
- He lived a simple life, owning only two pairs of jeans and an old rusty Chevrolet truck.
Sources: Times of India