Word: ong
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ong, co-executor of Rey's estate, said Rey instructed her to distribute $2.9 million that the two shared in a joint account to six additional charities. Proposed beneficiaries include the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston, medical research and, ironically, Helping Hands, a program designed to train monkeys for help in the homes of invalids...
Seeking to fulfill Rey's final wishes but realizing the lack of written evidence regarding the oral bequests, Ong said she proposed a compromise, whereby 85 percent of the joint account would fund the six additional charities Rey named...
WGBH and other beneficiaries challenged Ong's credibility, stalling the process, according to Nancy Sterling, spokesperson for Ong's lawyer, Richard Mintz...
Even PBHA was skeptical at first, according to officials. "The legal case against Ms. Ong was very strong," Mac-Donald said. "It's difficult to convince everybody that somebody said something at the end of her life...
...ultimately PBHA decided that Ong's proposal was credible...