Related stories from two Winters ago regarding the tragic death of Marvin E. Schur:
Man freezes to death after [Bay City] limits electricity
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A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said.
Schur had no children and his wife had died several years ago.
Update on Marvin Schur's tragic death
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Neighbors of Marvin Schur believe that the workers from Bay City who installed the "limiter" failed to advise him on resetting it if it did shut off.
Neighbors of Marvin Schur believe the 93 year old gentleman may have had difficulty understanding directions regarding the limiter if the Bay City workers tried to explain the device due to possible early stage dementia.
When Marvin Schur's body was discovered by the neighbors, the overdue electrical bill was sitting on his kitchen table......... with some cash clipped to it so that he could pay his bill.
Marvin Schur fallout: State regulators further limit utility shutoffs
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State regulators on Wednesday issued emergency rules to keep more people from losing electricity or heat in the winter, weeks after a 93-year-old Bay City man froze to death inside his house.
The new rules, however, do not apply to municipal utilities like the one that put a "limiter" on Marvin Schur's electric meter after four months of unpaid bills. The device restricts power and blows like a fuse if usage rises past a set level. Electricity is not restored until the device is flipped back on by the homeowner, who must walk outside to the meter.
Marvin Schur leaves 'everything' to Bay Regional Medical Center
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The world learned Wednesday that Schur, 93, left his entire estate - reportedly worth about $600,000 - to Bay Regional Medical Center, according to relatives who said lawyers informed them of Schur's gift.