Rich Man Rewrites His Will, Leaves R3.9M for Hotel Worker so He Does Not Have to Work Again in His Life
- The life of a Turkish hotel worker, Taskin Dasdan, changed for good after he realised that a guest, Charles Gorge Courtney, left him some fortune in his will
- Taskin and Charles met at the hotel as the latter was always a regular guest who grew close to the Turkish man
- After his death, Charles' family were surprised that a major part of his will had been given to a hotel worker
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A young Turkish man, Taskin Dasdan, has had his life changed for the better after he met a stranger called Charles Gorge Courtney.
Charles, every year, always stayed at the Korumar Hotel De Luxe and that was how the two met. Taskin is a bellboy at the hotel, Daily Mail reports.
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His family was surprised
When the British hotel guest died this year, his family was surprised that a major part of his fortune was willed to the Turkish hotel worker and some parts to other hotel staff members.
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While speaking to the media, the Turkish man said that Gorge treated them like family and even helped greatly with the education of his children.
A generous man
It should be noted that Taskin has been working at the hotel since 1990 and had known the wealthy man for years.
He revealed that the British guest always lodged at the hotel every year, adding that Charles was a very generous man.
Big enough to settle all worries
Though the amount he left for the Turkish man was not revealed, it was gathered that the fortune is big enough to take care of all Taskin’s needs without him having to work again in his life. Another report, however, pegged the sum at £200,000 (R3,9 million).
When the British man was alive, he was fond of staying in room 401 that it had to be named the ‘Charlie’s Room”.
Cape Town woman leaves R20k tip for restaurant staff, grateful owner awestruck
In related news, Briefly News previously reported that a Cape Town woman has won the hearts of South Africans after leaving a R20 000 tip for staff of Massimo's eatery near Hout Bay.
Sharing the incredible story, general manager of the restaurant Chris Brown says it was just a regular day when he got the call for a takeaway order. Remembering the life-changing day, Brown had this to say:
"It was a normal day at the restaurant when a regular customer called in to say she will be coming to collect some frozen items from the store. Before she hung up, she asked how many staff members the restaurant had, which I didn't think anything about at the time," News 24 reports.
It was not long before the customer arrived for her order, which she purchased for a mere R370. Once again, she asked how many staff members worked at the restaurant and Brown disclosed that there were 20.
The kind lady said she knew restaurant staff did not receive tips while the eatery was closed down and, being aware of the business' charitable reputation as a soup kitchen, decided to leave a whopping tip of R20 000, Eminetra reports.
Brown adds that the humble customer asked staff members not to make a big fuss. The cash was divided equally amongst 18 staff members as two employees in managerial positions graciously decided to forfeit the tip.
All-in-all, each employee received R1 111.11.
Source: Briefly News
