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Jack E. Molesworth:

Bostonian, WWII Navy veteran, philatelist

& MSLF benefactor
Jack E. Molesworth was born on October 27, 1925,
in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of George H. and
Isabelle (Eadie) Molesworth. He was a 1947 graduate
of Tulane University in Louisiana and continued
his education at the Harvard Graduate School of
Business where he received his masters degree in 1948.
Meanwhile, he served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II.

Mr. Molesworth was a professional philatelist

and owner and operator of Jack E. Molesworth, Inc.,
also known as Confederate Philately, Inc., a philatelic
dealer and brokerage company, which he began as
the hobby of stamp collecting at the age of fifteen and continued for the rest of his
life. He was a member of the Young Republicans, served on the Republican State
Committee, was a former National YMCA Public Affairs Chairman, and served as
Chairman of the Massachusetts Young Americans for Freedomhe was voted the
Most Outstanding Conservative by the organization in 1964.
Mr. Molesworth was a longtime resident of Boston and was very active
in state and national politics throughout the 1960s. In fact, in 1964 he announced
his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Congress from the Ninth
Congressional District to oppose incumbent, John W. McCormack, a Democrat
and Speaker of the House of Representatives. He also had many other passions
and hobbies. He was an avid golfer and member of the Oakley Country Club in
Watertown for more than fifty years. A huge fan of harness horse racing, he owned
and managed several horses over the years but raced first at Foxboro Raceway
and Rockingham Park in the late 1960s and 1970s. He had horses up and down
the east coast and started breeding horses late in his career; in fact, his second foal,
Badlands Hurricane, won her race at Pompano Park two days before his death. His
best horse was the trotter Lionel Minbar starting with Billy ODonnell at Saratoga
in the late 1970s, and raced to an impressive second in the invitational Aby Stora
Pris Trot in Sweden in 1980. He also drove in the Billings Amateur Driving series
in the late 1980s. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family: wife
Phillis (Carpinteri), two daughters and a son, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Molesworth learned of MSLF in a letter seeking support for its battles
against President Clintons unconstitutional western land grabs; he immediately
responded with generous support, support that he continue over the years. Days
ago, MSLF learned he has left behind a magnanimous bequest to be carried out
after his death on September 30, 2007, at the age of 81.

85% OF AMERICANS GIVE TO CHARITY;

SHOCKING: ONLY 6% NAME ONE IN THEIR WILLS!
Almost as shocking is that more than 60 percent of adults living in households with
children do NOT have wills. You need a will if:
You are married;
You have minor or special needs children or ailing parents;
Your entire estate is valued at more than $50,000;
You own real estate:
You own a business; or
You support MSLF!
You need to revise your will if there have been changes in your:
Marital status;
Place of residence;
Desired executor or guardian;
Tax laws;
Finances;
Childrens financial needs; or
Beneficiaries;
Degree of support for MSLF!
Estate planning advisors recommend that, at your death, you leave a charity taxburdened assets, such as:
U.S. Savings Bonds;
IRAs and deferred compensation;
Accounts receivable;
Installment payments on land sale contracts;
Unpaid commissions; or
Commercial annuities;
which permits other, tax-free assets to pass to your heirs. Please consult your tax advisor.

MSLF BEQUEST LANGUAGE

I [name], of [city, state, ZIP] give, devise and bequeath to Mountain States Legal Foundation
(MSLF), (tax identification number 84-0736725) 2596 South Lewis Way, Lakewood, Colorado
80227, [written dollar amount or percentage of the estate or description of the property] to
continue its mission to protect and preserve individual liberty, the right to own and use property,
limited and ethical government, and the free enterprise system.
If you add Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) to your will, please let us know! We want
to add your name to the MSLF Legacy Society wall plaque. MSLF recognizes that your decision
is an immensely personal one and that you have the right to change your mind regarding the
beneficiaries of your property. As always, MSLF respects your privacy and your rights!

Leave a Legacy of Freedom for Future Generations!

Thank you for your support of MSLFs aggressive litigation in defense of constitutional liberties
and the rule of law. Please consider ensuring MSLFs ability to continue its courtroom battles across
the country. I would be delighted to meet with you to discuss your support of MSLF in perpetuity,
and to ensure that your name is on MSLFs Legacy Society plaque!

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES:

HELPING BOTH MSLF AND DONORS
A Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) is a simple
contract in which you agree to donate cash,
stocks, or other assets to MSLF, in return for
which MSLF agrees to pay you (and someone
else, if you desire) a fixed amount each year for
the rest of your life.
A CGA not only provides support for MSLFs
aggressive litigation, it also provides you with
these benefits:
Your initial gift to MSLF is partially income
taxdeductible.
Your CGA payments (annual, semi-annual,
quarterly, or monthly) are partially income
taxfree throughout your estimated life
expectancy.
Your CGA payments are not affected by ups
and downs in the economy.
You may provide that the payments be for one
or two people; your spouse or another loved
one can receive payments for life.
You may defer the start of your CGA
payments.
You can usually eliminate capital gains tax on
a portion of the gift and spread the rest of the
gain over your life expectancy, if you transfer
appreciated stock to MSLF.

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MSLFs Legacy Society plaque.
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include me in MSLFs Legacy Society.
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to discuss the various options available to me to make a
Legacy Society gift.

Additional matters to consider:

You can fund a CGA with long-term
appreciated assets.
You can increase your income by funding a
CGA with appreciated stocks that pay low
dividends.
Gift of property

Charitable
Gift
Annuity

Donor

MSLF

Remainder to
MSLF

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Income tax deduction
Fixed payments

You can use a flexible deferred CGA,

which allows you to select the date payments
begin, to yield even larger deductions and tax
benefits.

Please consult your tax advisor.

MSLF does not provide tax advice.

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r Hardcover OR r Audiobook

Please return in the enclosed envelope. Thank you!

For more information about bequests or other legacy gifts,
call Mountain States Legal Foundation at (303) 292-2021.
Also visit MSLF online at www.mountainstateslegal.org.

COAST TO COAST & BORDER TO BORDER

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM REMEMBER MSLF
MSLF is grateful to the scores of new and longtime supporters of its battles in defense of
constitutional liberties and the rule of law who have remembered MSLF in their wills to ensure its ability
to continue its fighting on behalf of those who cannot afford to hire an attorney.
Donald J. Neseth of East Victory Drive in Lindenhurst, Illinois, was an Aviation Cadet in the U.S.
Army Air Forces, served bravely in World War II, and is buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
in Elwood, Illinois. He died at the age of 86 in 2012, and left his entire estate to charity, including a
generous bequest to MSLF. He first learned about and contributed to MSLF in 2001 in response to a
direct mail letter but soon transitioned to contributing directly.
William C. Russell, Jr. of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, was the son of a mining engineer,
grew up in Colorado, attended military schools elsewhere, but returned in the Great Depression to mine.
Later in Central City, he continued to mine but also opened an antique store and a museum, served
on the city council and as mayor, co-authored a book, acted in Denver-area plays and major motion
pictures. In the 1970s he bought the Weekly Register-Call, which in 2009 became the oldest continuously
published newspaper in Colorado. He was one of MSLFs earliest supporters (1982), continued his
generous support until his death in 2009 at the age of 93, and remembered MSLF with a large gift.
Frances L. Torgerson of McIntosh, Minnesota, graduated from McIntosh High School, received her
B.S. degree from Bemidji State University in 1945 and her M.S. degree in Mathematics Education from
the University of Wisconsin in 1955. She taught mathematics in Minnesota, Iowa, and then Michigan,
was an instructor at North Dakota State University in Fargo and Texas Lutheran College in Seguin,
and an Assistant Professor at Mankato State University. In 1993, she retired in McIntosh but traveled
the United States and the world. She first contributed to MSLF in 2001 in response to an Action Update.
When she died in 2011 at the age of 87, she left a thoughtful bequest to MSLF.
Sandra Jean Miller of Phoenix, Arizona, was born November 30, 1947, in Springfield, Illinois, and
died on January 16, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. She was involved in the community and played
an active role in political campaigns. Although she never contributed to MSLF during her lifetime she
did follow its battles in the courtroom and therefore left a generous bequest to MSLF.
Marion C. Van Zante was born October 22, 1913, in Wagner, South Dakota, attended Rathler
Country School through the eighth grade, but then began a career as a farmer and rancher. Active
in the Farmers Union, he helped found the GTA Grain Elevator in Pukwana, South Dakota. He first
contributed to MSLF in 1994 in response to a National Inholder mailing and continued that support until
his death at the age of 96 in 2009. He remembered MSLF in his will with a liberal bequest.
Danny Oliver was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, of Albion, Montana parents, which is where
he spent most of his life ranching on the Oliver Livestock Ranch. He enjoyed traveling, fishing and
doing things with his sisters, nieces, and nephews, visiting with his neighbors and friends, and giving to
charities. He first supported MSLF in 1991 in response to an appeal sent to ranchers. He was a regular,
annual supporter; when he died at the age of 72 in 2011, he left a magnanimous bequest to MSLF.