New Hampshire groundskeeper left $3.8m to his town after living simply

A New Hampshire groundskeeper lived a remarkably simple life in a mostly empty mobile home, spending his days mowing lawns and doing odd jobs for residents at a trailer park in the small town of Hinsdale. Geoffrey Holt rarely drew attention to himself and was often seen riding his lawn mower around town or sitting quietly by a nearby brook. But after his death in June 2023 at the age of 82, residents discovered that the unassuming caretaker had quietly built a multimillion-dollar fortune through investments. Holt’s will left $3.8 million to Hinsdale, a community of about 4,200 people, with instructions that the money should benefit local education, health, recreation and culture.New Hampshire groundskeeper led a simple life with little interest in wealthHolt lived at Stearns Park, a mobile-home community where he worked as a caretaker. Residents knew him for wearing threadbare clothes, mowing lawns and travelling around on his mower. His trailer contained very little furniture, and he did not own a television or computer. According to his friend Edwin “Smokey” Smith, Holt seemed to have everything he wanted because he simply did not want very much.Holt had previously worked at a gr...