Coworker turned out to be the millionaire next door
Scott Reeder
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That happened to me this month.
John Willard, a reporter I worked with for a decade at the Quad-City Times, died in 2017 at age 74. His wife, Carol, died a couple years later.
Last week, I read that they left a $3 million estate to various charities.
John was a reporter and Carol a secretary.
“I’d be shocked if John ever made more than $35,000 or $40,000,” said Linda Cook, another reporter who worked with us at the Times
Former Quad-City Times editor Dan Hayes, demurred on how much Willard may have earned during his career saying only, “As you know, Scott, reporting is not something where you’re ever going to get rich.”