Utahn Melvin Dummar, who claimed to be a Howard Hughes heir, dies

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900045831/utahn-melvin-dummar-who-claimed-to-be-a-howard-hughes-heir-dies.html ^ | 12/10/2018 | John Hollenhorst

[Borges]

A Utah man who repeatedly made headlines around the world in the 1970s has died.

Melvin Dummar was a gas station operator in Box Elder County in 1976 when he suddenly seemed to be on the verge of becoming a multi-millionaire. He was named an heir to the fortune of eccentric and secretive billionaire Howard Hughes.

Dummar's name was contained in a handwritten will discovered in the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

The document became known as the "Mormon Will" because someone had mysteriously dropped it on a desk at the church's headquarters. The purported will divided the Hughes estate into 16 equal shares, with one share designated for the church itself and another sixteenth for "Melvin DuMar."

[Borges]

Don't know about this guy but "Melvin and Howard" is a lot of fun.

[EveningStar]

Then there's SCTV's Melvin and Howards

[Blue House Sue]

I, Howard R. Hughes, being of sound mind and disposing mind and memory, not acting under duress, fraud or the undue influence of any person whomever, and being a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, declare that this is to be my last will and revolt [sic] all other wills previously made by me -
After my death, my estate is to be devided [sic] as follows -
First: one-forth [sic] of all my assets to go to Hughes Medical Institute of Miami -
Second: one-eight [sic] of assets to be devided [sic] among the University of Texas - Rice Institute of Technology of Houston - the University of Nevada - and the University of California.
Third: one-sixteenth to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - David O. McKay - Pre.
Forth [sic]: one-sixteenth to establish a home for Orphan Children [sic] -
Fifth: one-sixteenth of assets to go to Boy Scouts of America.
Sixth: one-sixteenth to be devided [sic] among Jean Peters of Los Angeles and Ella Rice of Houston -
Seventh: one-sixteenth of assets to William R. Lommis [sic] of Houston, Texas -
Eighth: one-sixteenth to go to Melvin DuMar [sic] of Gabbs, Nevada -
Ninth: one-sixteenth to be devided [sic] among my personal aids [sic] at the time of my death -
Tenth: one-sixteenth to be used as school scholarship fund for entire country - the spruce goose is to be given to the City of Long Beach, Calif.
The remainder of my estate is to be devided [sic] among the key men of the company’s [sic] I own at the time of my death.
I appoint Noah Dietrich as the executer [sic] of this will -
Signed the 19 [sic] day of March 1968
Howard R. Hughes

[Jamestown1630]

Obviously drafted by a top-notch lawyer...

[Red Badger]

I take it he didn’t get anything....................

[packrat35]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Dummar

[gunnyg]

“...I take it he didn’t get anything.......................”

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Hmmm,,,J fake it he’s an old white guy.???/!!!!!!!!
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GyG@PlanetWTF?
SemperTRUMP.45!
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[RckyRaCoCo]

I remember that one...lol, a classic.

[Doogle]

"hey wait a..?? sumbody called me Dummer from sum place called Boxarox,I wonder if I can get in on this"

[IrishBrigade]

‘I take it he didn’t get anything.................’

I bet he was (sic) about that...

[SuperLuminal]

In my day, there was a simple hitchhiker rule:
Never pick up a hitchhiker UNLESS it is a hot chick in short shorts and you aren’t in NYC...

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.