Benjamin Olewine is a regular at the Peachtree restaurant where Melissa Mainier of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania worked for years as a waitress. Melissa knew she wanted to be a nurse and was wracking up a lot of debt to put herself through school.
Mr. Olewine is also Chairman Emeritus at a food distribution company where he made millions over the years and now, at 92, is busy giving away much of it.
One day he told Melissa that he wanted to pay her tuition. After much protesting by Melissa, he did end up paying her tuition bill — and every one afterward for years .
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