Amid Family Tragedies, Man Wins $1M Lottery

(April 28) -- Reeling from the loss of his wife to cancer last month and the earlier death of his son in a construction accident, an Iowa man found a spot of brightness this week by cashing in a $1 million lottery ticket. Fifty-eight-year-old Richard Koenigsfeld of Marble Rock bought a $20 lottery ticket April 18 to commemorate the birthday of Dian, his wife of 32 years, who died March 26.

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