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 Larry Dean “Secret Santa” Stewart

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Larry Dean “Secret Santa” Stewart Famous memorial

Birth
Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Death
11 Jan 2007 (aged 58)
Missouri, USA
Burial
Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID
17417506 View Source

American Folk Figure. He was a millionaire known as "Secret Santa". He would roam the streets each December handing money to people often $5, $10, $20 or $100 dollar bills. He gave away an estimated $1.3 million over 26 years. Until Thanksgiving 2006 his name was unknown. He was diagnosed in April 2006 with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously. He was 58.

American Folk Figure. He was a millionaire known as "Secret Santa". He would roam the streets each December handing money to people often $5, $10, $20 or $100 dollar bills. He gave away an estimated $1.3 million over 26 years. Until Thanksgiving 2006 his name was unknown. He was diagnosed in April 2006 with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously. He was 58.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: dt07
  • Added: 13 Jan 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 17417506
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17417506/larry-dean-stewart: accessed ), memorial page for Larry Dean “Secret Santa” Stewart (1 Apr 1948–11 Jan 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17417506, citing Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.