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A Texas farmer left his land to a local school. Decades after his death, his gift is still growing and sending hundreds of students to college.
GRUVER, Texas — There are just over 1,000 people in the small Texas Panhandle town of Gruver. But nearly all of them know the legacy of a man named Carl Nielsen.
“Yeah, it’s a great story,” said Troy Seagler, a former principal at Gruver High School.
“He lived to be 105,” offered Derik Grotegut, a farmer in the community.
“I think he just had a heart for people,” said Kimberly Irwin, a teacher in the Gruver Independent School District.
Nielsen’s story in Texas began in 1901, when he arrived from Denmark. He lived a quiet, humble life, never married and shared a home ...
