英富翁为慈善卖房捐千万 妻忍无可忍终离婚
<p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="multimillionaire">multimillionaire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vow">vow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Burnie">Burnie</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> £16<span word="million">million</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 70-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Fiesta">Fiesta</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dedicate">dedicate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p>‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>,’ <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Burnie">Burnie</span>, 66, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>. ‘<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> – <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span>.’</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Newcastle">Newcastle</span> <span word="bedsit">bedsit</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Burnie">Burnie</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 15.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ten">ten</span>-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="Northumberland">Northumberland</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> £16<span word="million">million</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spa">spa</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Burnie">Burnie</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charity">charity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1981, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presents">presents</span>.</p>
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