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Friday, February 06, 2009

90 year old man returns to work

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090207/ts_nm/us_madoff_victims_3

"After losing his entire life's savings to disgraced fund manager Bernard Madoff, 90-year-old Ian Thiermann abandoned retirement and now works the aisles of a grocery store to make ends meet. "Handing out fliers hawking avocados and pork ribs at a supermarket in Ben Lomond, California, Thiermann is one of many facing dramatic lifestyle changes after losing their savings in Madoff's suspected $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

"Thiermann wasn't even aware he had invested with Madoff until December 15, when a friend who managed his investments called him on the telephone. "He said, 'I've lost everything and you have lost everything.'" For Thiermann, that meant $750,000."


Admittedly, this story could be a lot sadder. Thierman is able to work, which is pretty impressive for a 90 year old.

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