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discussed with the attorney who drafted the document. Decedent
was capable of signing her name in spite of failing eyesight if
directed where to sign.
Prior to her injury and hospitalization, decedent informed
several individuals that she was considering making a gift of the
19 annuities. Sometime during the summer of 1992, decedent told
Betty Aaron, her accountant, that she was considering giving the
annuities to the respective annuitants presently rather than
after her death. Decedent also talked to Mr. Murphy about the
possibility of giving the annuities to the annuitants. Prior to
meeting with the attorney regarding the drafting of a durable
power of attorney, decedent indicated to Chris Hunt that she
wanted to give the 19 annuities to the annuitants.
Prior to her last illness, decedent cashed in two Delta Life
annuities whose contingent owners had died. These annuities are
not included in the 19 in issue. At the time that decedent
cashed in the two annuities, she told Mr. Murphy that she
intended to pay the taxes resulting from the transaction and give
a portion of the proceeds of the annuities, in the amount of the
principal or face amount of $10,000 each, to the heirs of the
deceased annuitants/contingent owners.
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