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the holding company of such corporate fiduciary; * * *
to make distributions in cash or in kind, * * * to
continue and operate any business owned by me at my
death in the form either of a sole proprietorship,
partnership, limited liability company or corporation,
and to do any and all things deemed needful or appro-
priate by my * * * Trustee, including the power to
incorporate or form the business and to put additional
capital into the business, for such time as they shall
deem advisable, without liability for loss resulting
from the continuance or operation of the business
except for their own negligence; * * * and to do all
other acts which in their discretion may be necessary
or appropriate for the proper and advantageous manage-
ment, investment and distribution of my estate or any
trust hereunder, all of which may be done without order
of or application to any court. Notwithstanding any
provision in this will to the contrary, any duty or
power granted to my * * * Trustee shall be absolutely
void to the extent that the right to perform such duty,
or to exercise such power, or the performance or exer-
cise thereof would in any way cause my estate to lose
all or any part of the tax benefits afforded by the
marital deduction or any exemption allowed pursuant to
the generation-skipping transfer tax provisions under
either federal or state laws * * *.
* * * * * * *
(15) * * * Trustee. * * * I * * * nominate,
constitute and appoint my children * * * as Co-Trustees
of all trusts created in this will. * * *
On May 3, 1997, Ms. Stone executed her last will and testa-
ment (Ms. Stone’s will). Ms. Stone’s will provided as follows:
I, ALLENE WYMAN STONE, a resident of and domiciled
in Greenville County, South Carolina, do hereby make,
publish and declare this writing to be and contain my
Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all
other Wills or Codicils to Wills at any time heretofore
made by me.
ITEM I
I direct that all of my just debts, secured and
unsecured, be paid as soon as practicable after my
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