Larry Stewart, a millionaire who became known as Secret Santa for his habit of roaming the streets each December and anonymously handing money to people, died from complications from esophageal cancer Friday. He was 58.
百萬富豪史都華人稱「神祕耶誕老人」，因為每年十二月他總是習慣性的沿街漫步，匿名送錢給人，他1 月12日因食道癌併發症去世，得年58。
Stewart, who spent 26 years giving a total $1.3 million, gained international attention in November when he revealed himself as Secret Santa. He was diagnosed in April with cancer, and said he wanted to use his celebrity to inspire other people to take random kindness seriously.
史都華在過去26年間總共送出130萬美元，去年11月當他揭露自己就是「神祕耶誕老人」時，引起國際間注意。他去年4月被診斷出癌症，但他說，他要利用他的名氣拋磚引玉，鼓勵別人勿以善小而不為。
Stewart, from the Kansas City, made his millions in cable television and long-distance telephone service.
史都華來自堪薩斯市，靠有線電視和長途電話服務躋身百萬富豪行列。
His private holiday giving started in December 1979 when he was at a drive-in restaurant nursing his wounds from having been fired. It was the second year in a row he had been fired the week before Christmas.
他從1979年12月開始利用假期默默散財，當時他剛被炒魷魚，在一家「免下車餐廳」療傷止痛，那已經是他連續第二年在耶誕節前一周被開除。
''It was cold and this carhop didn't have on a very big jacket, and I thought to myself, `I think I got it bad. She's out there in this cold making nickels and dimes,''' he said. He gave her $20 and told her to keep the change.
「天氣很冷，這家餐館的女侍沒有穿厚夾克，我自忖：『我自認已經夠倒霉了，她還得在天寒地凍中賺取幾文錢，』他說。他給她20美元，叫她不用找零。
After that, Stewart hit the streets each December, handing out money, often $100 bills, sometimes two and three at a time. He also gave money to community causes in Kansas City and his hometown of Bruce, Miss.
從此以後，史都華每年12月就走上街頭散財，多半是百元美鈔，有時一次給兩三百美元，他也捐錢給堪薩斯市社區福利事業及他在密西西比州布魯斯的老家。
Stewart said he offered the simple gifts of cash every year because it was something people didn't have to ''beg for, get in line for, or apply for.''
史都華說，他每年捐出簡單的禮物，因為這是人們不需要「乞討，排隊或申請的東西。」
Stewart gave out $100,000 between Chicago and Kansas City in December. Four Secret Santas whom Stewart ''trained'' gave out another $65,000.
史都華12月在芝加哥和堪薩斯市之間散發100,000美元，另外四位史都華「培訓」出來的「神祕耶誕老人」也捐出65,000美元。
《詞解》
roam遊蕩、漫步
complications 併發症
esophageal cancer 食道癌
celebrity 名氣
cable television 有線電視
drive-in restaurant 免下車餐廳
nursing his wounds 療傷止痛
carhop 路旁餐館女侍