I got a call from the sister of a childhood friend today: David passed away in January, and he left an IRA with me named as beneficiary. For a while David made his living as a yacht sailor on the open ocean and it was wise to leave your assets with someone more sane and on land. He forgot to change this one when he gave that scheme up. (he tehn took up auto racing).
David passed in his motorhome while staying at the RV park on San Joaquin Road in Tucson, just a mile away from Snyder Hill where I stay when in Tucson.
Now, my intent is to get the money to his sister, but I’m on the hook for the taxes. So I gotta be careful here.