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Associated Press - March 9, 2010 8:45 AM ET
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The siblings of a millionaire priest in West Virginia who lived like a pauper will each receive about $150,000 from the man's estate.
Father Anthony Wojtus died in 2007 at 77 without leaving a will or known family.
He spent his retirement in a small, nondescript home in Cedar Grove and received a modest stipend from the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese. Kanawha County tax officials were surprised when they examined Wotjus' estate and found property, cash and investments worth $1.5 million to $2 million.
Kanawha County Chief Tax Deputy Allen Bleigh says 12 siblings have been located. Another sister couldn't be found.
Within the next two weeks, Bleigh says the siblings will receive a share of Wojtus' estate.
Information from: Charleston Daily Mail, http://www.dailymail.com
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