Couple leaves $850,000 estate to U.S. government

http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/22/news/seattle-couple-leaves-money-to-us-government-in-will/

Peter Petrasek, who emigrated from Czechoslovakia after World War II, and his wife Joan stipulated in their will that all of their money be donated to the government.

The couple had no children and wanted to give back to the country that enabled them to live a happy and prosperous life, said Peter Winn, the U.S. attorney who helped transfer the funds to the Treasury Department.

"I think the Petraseks were very grateful to their adopted country," said Winn. "They wanted to make a statement about how much it meant to them to be able to call themselves American citizens."

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