Man known for extreme frugality makes generous donations to local hospital , library . Robert Read served in WWII and worked as a mechanic in Vermont . He donated his entire life savings of $ 10,000 to the University of Vermont Medical Center ( now called UMass) which was then one of the largest hospitals in America at that time.
Man known for extreme frugality makes generous donations to local hospital , library . Robert Read served in WWII and worked as a mechanic in Vermont . Read worth millions upon his death last summer .