An anonymous donor is paying off the $360,000 mortgage for a man who lost his wife and house in a deadly mudslide. The massive mudslide destroyed Tim Ward's farmhouse near Oso, Washington, where he and his wife, Brandy, raised turkeys and chickens. They were both home on March 22, 2014, when the wall of earth and debris came cascading down the hill where Brandy was killed instantly by the impact. The anonymous donor read about the story in the newspaper and reached out to Ward's bank offering to pay off the loan. Ward fully understands that the good Samaritan wants to remain anonymous. His message to that person: "Thank you. Totally, thank you."
