NOVA SCOTIA — A central Nova Scotia woman known for donating nearly all of a huge lotto jackpot died last weekend.
Violet Large, who suffered from cancer, died Saturday morning at a hospital in Lower Truro, according to an online obituary posted by a funeral home. She was 79.
Large and her husband of 37 years, Allen Large, cashed in a winning Lotto 649 ticket last summer and collected $11.2 million. They went on to give most of it away to relatives, friends, charities, hospitals, schools, churches and fire halls.
The couple said at the time they were happy with what they had, and that helping others was far better than using the money on themselves.
A funeral service was planned to be held Tuesday.
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My condolences too the family especially Mr. Large theres a special place in Heaven for a her & him. God bless you
"He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (7) Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God Loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:6-7)
RIP Mrs. Large
What a fitting name. She had a large heart giving most of it away to help others. Very special person indeed.
Rest in Peace Violet, you are an Angel, my deepest condolences to your family.
may god bless her soul and rest in peace . she s def going to heaven for sure . what a wonderfull person she was to do what she did. she left a wonderfull remark behind.
Kind lady!
Best wishes & peace to your family!
Violet is lying in the arms of Jesus.
She is a shining example of goodness and loving kindness for all of us.
May her dear soul rest in peace.
Condolences to her family.
I can't say it any better than that.
Ditto.
Peace Violet. Violet passed away about a year from when her and her husband's lottery ticket won the jackpot. I hope that they both enjoyed those months together in a variety of ways.
I wonder if Violet knew that she had cancer before she won the big lottery jackpot?
I wonder how many millions, from the lottery jackpot winnings, Allen has remaining?