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Grandmomma’s Last Wish

 

Best Health Insurance :Grandmomma’s Last Wish

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Morticia Jackson knew that she was going to die someday. About six months prior to her demise, she walked into the office of Matt Lockard, a California Health Insurance agent, to buy a Final Expense life insurance policy, with her family in mind. Her family wasn’t so typical, but her gesture will not soon be forgotten.

The homeless population in and around Los Angeles knew her only as “Grandmomma” as she preferred to be called. But Morticia Jackson was no mere ancient crone who’d once had a traditional family. A wealthy woman, her last relative, a 62-year-old grand-niece, had preceded her in death some six years before, when Morticia had already achieved the venerable age of 105. That’s when the very old woman, still in excellent health, decided to volunteer to help the homeless. No mere bag lady, she brought bags of food and clothing to the numerous shelters, making the rounds. She also cooked meals and scrubbed floors, and referred to this last stage of her life as “my exciting new career.”

“Don’t you have a family?” she’d often be asked.

“Nope,” she’d reply, “I did. They’re dead.”

 

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