Steve Schwartz wondered:

>Didn't he leave a fairly healthy estate? Not large beyond the dreams of
>avarice, but not a piddling amount either.

Yes, he did.  His fear was between his ears.  It's a fact that his income
was dropping, but he wasn't poor at all.  Not yet.  Maybe he would have
impoverished if he had lived much longer, but that's a mystery forever.

Greetings,
Joyce Maier
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