But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. _____72_____ In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. _____73_____
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. _____74_____ “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden.
_____75_____ It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
A. The community of Alto was rather poor.
B. Ish and Arlene never asked if their neighbors needed anything.
C. The Hatches gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.
E. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.
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