Oregon Woman Who Died Homeless Had Nearly $900K Held for Her by State: 'Money Was Just Sitting There'
On 6/5/21 at 1:55 PM EDT
A woman living on the streets of Astoria, Oregon, had passed away in January 2020 without knowing that the state had over $800,000 of her unclaimed money waiting for her, KGW reported.
Cathy Boone, 49, was a regular at the Astoria Warming Shelter. She had friends who told KGW that, like all who live homeless in harsh environments, Boone struggled to survive, but she was generally a happy person.
Boone moved from Portland to Astoria, a town on the Oregon coast, to be with her mother before the latter passed away in 2016. According to court records, an attorney and personal representative assigned to her mother's estate tried to find Boone but failed to reach her.