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Interesting People: Ex-Marine, Ex-stockbroker becomes Buddhist Philanthropic Vintner, Raises Money for Kids around the World

by Troy Angrignon on Thu 03 Jun 2004 02:59 PM PDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

This is a wonderful article from the SF Gate website about a man named Dick Grace. From football captain to Marine Captain, to VP of Smith Barney Investments, and now a reformed alcoholic and Buddhist who owns a niche Cabernet Sauvignon winery and spends his time, money, and effort raising money for kids around the world.

This is a picture of he and his wife Ann with "John Karma" a Nepalese boy they found as a two year old laying in a basket abandoned on a trail in Nepal. They cleaned him, de-liced him, and found him a home. And they hope to bring John to college in the USA eventually.

Here is a picture of how they found John at two years old in 1997:

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