A cook at a frat house was like a mother to the members. Years later, they paid off her mortgage

On April 3, just before her 74th birthday, a dozen Fiji members and their families surprised Hamilton with an outdoor celebration at her home in Baton Rouge and presented her with a gift of US$51,765 (NZ$73,359).
Nearly 100 Fiji brothers contributed money to cover the outstanding balance of Hamilton's mortgage - and then some - so she could finally retire. Hamilton was speechless.
"I couldn't believe it," she said.
After working at least two jobs since she was 14, she said, she's long been ready for retirement.
"I was a sharecropper's daughter, so we didn't have much," said Hamilton. "At one time, I was working four jobs."

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