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New York widow leaves $20 million gift to library, park

New York City : NY : USA | Jan 01, 2013 at 12:37 PM PST
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New York Post She gave the term hush money a whole new meaning. For more than a half-century, Mary McConnell Bailey lived an incredibly quiet and unassuming life. Lizanne Stoll The shy widow, whose husband died in World War II, had no children, lived in a modest apartment on the East Side, and volunteered... FULL ARTICLE AT Fox News
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