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Heartwarming HumanityMay 22, 2026

Two Pairs of Jeans

Two Pairs of Jeans Dale Schroeder was a carpenter. He worked at the same Iowa company for 67 years. He never married. He never had kids. He owned two pairs of jeans. One for work. One for church. He drove a rusty Chevrolet. When he died in 2005, he left $3 million. It sent 33 Iowa kids to college. He called them 'Dale's Kids.'

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