Grieving widow, 101, accuses ‘greedy’ charity of denying multi-millionaire husband’s dying wish [Video]

08:21 EST 24 Nov 2024, updated 08:49 EST 24 Nov 2024

A 101-year-old widow is in a legal fight with the Rotary Foundation Canada over which charities can benefit from her late husband’s $28.5-million estate.

Mary McEachern says the foundation has blocked her efforts to honor her spouse’s deathbed request to share his fortune with various causes, not the Rotary alone.

Mary accused charity bosses of being ‘greedy’ — but the group says it has financial responsibilities and is bound by her husband Steve McEachern’s official will.

‘If Steve could see what’s happening now, he would be devastated,’ Mary, of Edmonton, Alberta, told DailyMail.com.

‘He trusted that his wishes would be honored, and he would never want this kind of fight.’

Steve amassed his fortune, some CAD$40 million, during his 65-year investment career. The lifelong philanthropist served with several community groups and charities, including Rotary.

In his will from 2019, he named The Rotary Foundation Canada as the sole beneficiary of …