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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
FINANCIAL MATTERS FOR
PATRICIA L. KNUST
(EFFECTIVE JULY 31,2008)
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I, Patricia Lee Knust, also known as Patricia L. Knust and Pat Knust, the
undersigned, domiciled at 201 West Hogeye Drive, Gillette, Wyoming 82716, do hereby
make, constitute, and appoint my daughter, Gail L. Winterholler;-'of 1009 S. Warren,
Gillette, Wyoming 82716, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 1924, Gillette, Wyoming
82717, home telephone number 307.682.3300, work telephone number 307.686.1841,
cellular phone number 307.660.2390, and email addressofeiw@vcn.com. as my
Attorney-In-Fact (herein called "Agent") with the following powers to be exercised in my
name' and for my benefit. The powers granted herein shall become effective immediately
upon the signing of this instrument, and shall remain in force and effect until revoked by
me in accordance with the laws in the State of Wyoming. Such powers shall remain in
effect notwithstanding any uncertainty as to whether I am competent and shall be
considered as a Durable Power of Attorney. This Durable Power of Attorney for
Financial Matters shall become effective July 31, 2008.
This Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Matters supersedes and replaces all
previously executed Durable Powers of Attorney which I may have executed, which are
hereby expressly terminated and cancelled pursuant to this instrument.
1. General Grant of Power. To exercise or perform any act, power, duty,
right, or obligation whatsoever that I now have or may hereafter acquire, relating to any
person, matter, transaction or property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, now
owned or hereafter acquired by me, including, without limitation, the following
specifically enumerated powers. I grant to my Agent full power and authority to do
everything necessary in exercising any of the powers herein granted as fully as I might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that my Agent shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the powers herein granted;
2. Collection Powers. To request, demand, sue for, recover, collect, receive,
forgive, hold all such sums of money debts, dues, commercial paper, checks, drafts,
accounts, deposits, legacies, bequests, devises, notes, interest, stock certificates, bonds,
dividends, certificates of deposit, annuities, pension, profit sharing, retirement, social
security, insurance and other contractual benefits and proceeds, all documents of title, all
property, real or personal, intangible or tangible property and property rights, liquidated
or unliquidated, now or hereafter owned by, or due, owing, payable or belonging to me or
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RECEIVING # 946617
BOOK: 720 PAGE: 726
JEANNE WAGNER
LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK, KEMMERER, WY
in which I have or may hereafter acquire an interest; to have, use, and take all lawful
means and equitable and legal remedies and proceedings in my name for the collection
and recovery thereof, and to adjust, sell, compromise, and agree for the same, and to
execute and deliver for me, on my behalf, and in my name, all endorsements, releases,
receipts, or other sufficient discharges for the same; (; 0\)727
3. Real Property Powers. To lease, sublease, subdivide, resubdivide, grant
options for lease or purchase, raze, alter, dedicate, vacate, donate, partition, grant
easements, sell, transfer, release, convey, and mortgage any real property and
improvements owned by me, including but not limited to my residence or any real estate
in which I have an interest, upon such terms and conditions and other such covenants as
my said attorney-in-fact shall deem necessary and appropriate on my behalf, and to sign,
seal, execute, and deliver deeds, mortgages, and conveyances for the same;
4. Personal Property Powers. To bargain, contract, agree for, purchase,
option, acquire, receive, improve, maintain, repair, insure, safeguard, lease, assign, sell,
exchange, redeem, transfer, mortgage, hypothecate and in any and every way and manner
deal in and with goods, wares, merchandise, furniture and furnishings, automobiles, bills,
notes, debentures, bonds, stocks, limited or general partnership interests, certificates of
deposit, commercial paper, money market instruments, and other securities, and any other
tangible or intangible personal property, for such price, upon such terms and conditions,
as my Agent shall determine;
5. Contract Powers. To make, do, and transact every kind of business of
whatever nature, and also for me and in my name, and as my act and deed, to sign, seal,
execute, deliver and acknowledge such stock certificates, stock powers, assignments
separate from certificates, deeds, conveyances, leases and assignments of leases,
covenants, indentures, options, letters of intent, contracts, agreements, closing
agreements, certificates, mortgages, hypothecations, bills of lading, bills, bonds,
debentures, promissory notes, receipts, evidences of debts, releases and satisfaction of
mortgage, judgments and other debts, waivers of statutes of limitation, and such other
documents and instruments in writing of whatever kind and nature as may be necessary
or proper in the premises, as fully as I might do if done in my own capacity;
6. Bankine Powers. To make, draw, sign in my name, deliver and execute
checks, drafts, receipts for moneys, notes, or other orders for the payment of money
against, or to open, deposit into, or otherwise make withdrawals from any commercial,
checking or savings account which I may have in my sole name or in joint name with any
person(s), in any bank or financial institution, for any purpose which my Agent may think
necessary, advisable or proper; and to endorse and negotiate in my name and to deliver
checks, drafts, notes, bills, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, money market
instruments, bills of exchange or other instruments for the payment of money and to
deposit same, as cash or for collection, and into any commercial, checking or savings
account which I may have in my sole name or in joint name with any person(s), in any
bank or financial institution; and to carryon all my ordinary banking business;
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7. Tax Returns. To prepare, execute, and file reports, returns, declarations, ÜOv728
forms and statements for any and all tax purposes including income, gift, real estate,
personal property, intangibles tax, single business tax, or any other kind of tax
whatsoever; to pay such taxes and any interest or penalty thereon or additions thereto; to
make, execute and file objections, protests, waivers for the period of assessment (i.e. IRS
Form 872 or 872 series such as 872-A, etc.), claims for abatement, refund or credit in
relation to any such tax proposed, levied or paid; to signify, as may be required by
Section 2513 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any
corresponding section of any future United States law, my consent to have one-half (1/2)
of any gift(s) made by my spouse, should I be married at that time, considered as made
by me; to represent me and to institute and prosecute proceedings in court or before any
administrative authority to contest any such tax in whole or in part or for recovery of any
amount paid in respect of any such tax; to defend or settle any amount paid in respect of
any such tax; to give full and final receipt for any refund or credit and to endorse and
collect any checks or other vouchers therefor; to pay any and all such taxes and any
interest, penalty or other additional amounts; to employ attorneys, accountants, or other
representatives who are qualified to practice before the Internal Revenue Service and to
execute on my behalf a Form 2848 Powers of Attorney designating such individual(s) to
represent me in any matter before the Internal Revenue Service for any tax period, either
prior to or subsequent to the date of execution of this Durable Power of Attorney.
8. United States of America Treasury Bonds. To purchase for me United
States of America Treasury Bonds of the kinds which are redeemable at par in payment
of federal estate taxes, to borrow money and obtain credit in my name from any source
for such purpose, to make, execute, endorse and deliver promissory notes, bills of
exchange, drafts, agreements or other obligations for such bonds, and, as security
therefor, to pledge, mortgage and assign any stock, bonds, securities, insurance values
and other properties, real or personal, in which I may have an interest and to arrange for
the safekeeping and custody of any such treasury bonds;
9. Interests in Property and Disclaimers. To conveyor release any
contingent or expectant interests in property, including marital property rights, and any
rights of survivorship incident to joint tenancy and tenancy by entirety; and, to
exercise/execute any Disclaimer where the same is in the best interest of myself or my
then deceased spouse for purposes of Federal Estate (Death) Tax Planning;
10. Powers of Appointment. To exercise or release any powers of
appointment, special or general, inter vivos or testamentary;
11. Safe Deposit Box. To have access to any safe deposit box of which I am
a tenant or co-tenant with full power to withdraw or change from time to time the
contents thereof; and to exchange or surrender the box and keys thereto, renew any rental
contract therefor, and to do all things which any depository, association, or bank or its
Agents may require, hereby releasing the lessor from all liability in connection therewith;
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12. Motor Vehicles. To apply for a Certificate of Title upon, and endorse and
transfer title thereto, for any automobile, or other motor vehicle, and to represent in such ÜOD729
transfer assignment that the title to said motor vehicles are free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances except those specifically set forth in such transfer assignment;
13. Settlement Powers. To adjust, settle, compromise, or submit to
arbitration any accounts, debts, claims, demands, disputes or matters which are now
subsisting or may hereafter arise between me and my Agent and any other person or
persons, or in which any property, right, title, interest or Estate belonging to or claimed
by me may be concerned;
14. Lee:al Actions. To commence, prosecute, enforce or abandon, or to
defend, answer, oppose, confess, compromise or settle all claims, suits, actions or other
judicial or administrative proceedings in which I am or may hereafter be interested, or in
which property, right, title, interest or Estate belonging to, coming to or claimed by me
may be concerned;
15. Dividends. To receive all dividends which are or shall be payable on any
and all shares of stock in any corporation which may stand in my name on the books of
such corporation or to which I may be, in equity or otherwise, beneficially entitled; or to
elect to reinvest such dividends, all as my Agent may deem appropriate;
16. V ote Stock, Membership Interests, and Partnership Interests. To vote
at all meetings of shareholders, whether general, regular or special, of any corporation
whose shares or any of whose shares I am the owner, on any and all questions which may
arise at or come before any such meeting, and to do each and everything respecting such
shares of stock, including the calling of meetings of directors or stockholders or making
and giving consents and ratifications, and any every other act or thing which I might or
could do if personally present, intending hereby to confer upon my attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do, with reference to such shares of stock, any and everything
whatsoever which I myself might or could do as the owner of such shares; and further, to
vote at all meetings of any limited liability company Members and Manager in which I
have a membership interest and/or a managerial position in such company, and to do such
acts as are provided for within this Paragraph at such meetings for such limited liability
company, partnership, or other business entity, including any limited partnership, which I
myself might or could do as an owner of such membership interests, general partnership,
and limited partnership interests;
17. Transfer of Stock, Membership Interests, Limited and General
Partnership Interests and Exercise of Options. To sell, assign, transfer, and deliver all
and any of my shares of stock, membership interests in any limited liability company,
general and limited partnership interests, and any other business interest standing in my
name on the books of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited
partnership, or other business entity, of which I may be, in equity or otherwise,
beneficially entitled, and for the purpose to make and execute all necessary acts of
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assignment and transfer. Furthermore, my Agent may exercise or decline to exercise any
and all options pertaining to any stock, membership interests, and other options which I
may own of any type or nature.
18. Election of Benefits and Payment Options. To exercise any right to
elect benefits or payments options, to borrow or receive cash value in return for the
surrender of any and all rights under any of the following:
a. Life insurance policies or benefits;
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b. Annuity policies, plans or benefits;
c. Mutual fund and other dividend investment plans;
d. Retirement, profit sharing and employee welfare plans and benefits;
19. Individual Retirement Accounts. My attorney-in-fact may establish
control and continue to make contributions to individual retirement plans and employee
benefit plans on my behalf. My attorney-in-fact may make beneficiary designations and
establish trusts or other legal arrangements to control distributions from these lRAs or
employee benefit plans. My attorney-in-fact shall have the power to make distribution
elections and elections with regard to the recalculation or non-recalculation of my life
expectancy and elections with regard to any excise tax (if then in existence). My
attorney-in-fact is also empowered to rollover or transfer my retirement benefits and
IRAs or IRAs I am the beneficiary of to other fiduciaries, on my behalf;
20. Exercise of Ri2:hts. To exercise any right to renounce or disclaim any
interest acquired by testate or intestate succession or by inter vivos transfer, including
exercising or surrendering any right to revoke a revocable trust;
21. Emplovment of Professionals. To employ attorneys, accountants,
investment advisors, property managers, healthcare providers, physicians, dentists, and
other persons to render services for and to me or for my estate, and to pay the reasonable
fees and compensation of such persons for their services, and to waive any attorney/client
and physician/patient privilege on my behalf;
22. Social Security and Governmental Benefits. To make application to
any governmental agency for any benefit or government obligation to which I may be
entitled; to endorse any checks or drafts made payable to me from any government
agency for my benefit, including any social security checks; to direct electronic funds
transfers of such benefits to any account used by my Agent to hold my funds;
23. Business Interests. To continue to conduct or participate in any business
in which I may engage or to carry out, modify, or amend any agreement to which I may
be a party, and to sell, exchange, modify, or terminate such interest to or with such person
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or persons as may deem proper and on such terms and with such security as my Agent
may deem appropriate; execute partnership agreements, and amendments thereto;
incorporate any corporation, form any limited liability company, limited partnership, or
other business organization and transfer any assets by my Agent in furtherance of any
business interest or actions which may be necessary; reorganize, merge, consolidate,
recapitalize, sell, liquidate or dissolve any business; elect or employ officers, directors
and agents; carry out the provisions of any agreement for the sale of any business interest
or the stock therein; to consent to the election or revocation of any S corporation election.
To sell or liquidate any business, or interest therein, at such time and on such terms as my
attorney-in-fact may deem advisable and in my best interests;
24. Liability and Other Insurance. To carry insurance of such kind and in
such amounts as my attorney-in-fact deems advisable to protect my assets against any
hazard; to claim any benefits or proceeds on my behalf; and to purchase medical
insurance for any dependant of mine;
25. Borrow. To borrow from time to time such sums of money and upon
such terms as my said Agent may think expedient for or in relation to any purpose or
object with which my Agent may deem proper or expedient, unsecured or upon the
security of any of my property, whether real or personal or otherwise, and for such
purpose to give, execute in my name, deliver, and acknowledge promissory notes and/or
renewals thereof, mortgages, pledges and guaranties with such powers and provisions as
my Agent may think proper or requisite;
26. Debts and Expenses. To pay, compromise, and settle any and all bills,
loans, notes, or other forms of indebtedness owed by me at the present time, or which
may be owed by me or incurred by my Agent hereunder for my benefit at any time in the
future, and incur and pay from any of my assets or property all reasonable expenses in
connection with control, management, and supervision of my property, and the health,
support, and education of myself and those dependent upon me;
27. Investments. To invest and reinvest in loans, stocks, bonds, including
United States Bonds purchased at a discount but redeemable at face value, securities, real
estate, life insurance, annuities, or endowment policies or combinations thereof, or in any
other investment which my Agent may deem proper; to reduce the interest rate at any
time and from time to time on any mortgage or land contract; to deal with and give
instructions to any brokerage firm with respect to the purchase, sale or other disposition
of securities and other assets, add assets to or withdraw assets from any account in my
name and sign any representation, certification or agreement, including agreements
regarding margin, option trading, or commodities accounts, that my Agent deems
advisable;
28. Restrictions on Áe:ent's Powers.
a. My Agent cannot execute a Will or Codicil on my behalf.
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b. My Agent cannot execute any Trust on my behalf; however, my Agent can
enter into a custodial agreement with any corporation or banking
association holding Trust powers.
c. My Agent cannot divert my assets to my Agent, the creditors of my Agent,
the Estate of my Agent or the creditors of the Estate of my Agent.
d. My Agent shall not exercise, and shall not be vested with any incidents of
ownership as to insurance policies insuring my Agent's life, owned by me.
e. My Agent is a fiduciary, possessing no general or limited power of
appointment.
f. My Agent shall not exercise any powers which I received from my Agent
in a fiduciary capacity, and my Agent shall have no authority to exercise
any powers, the exercise of which would cause assets of mine to be
considered as taxable in my Agents Estate for the purpose of the federal
estate tax.
29. Interpretation and Governinl?: Law. This instrument is to be construed
and interpreted as a General Durable Power of Attorney. The enumeration of specific
powers is not intended to, nor does it limit or restrict the general powers herein granted to
my Agent. Paragraph headings are for convenience only and are not to be deemed to be
part of this instrument. The laws of the State of Wyoming shall govern all questions as to
the validity of this power and construction of its provisions.
30. Third-Party Reliance. Third parties may rely upon the representation of
my Agent as to all matters relating to any power granted to my Agent, and no person who
may act in reliance upon the representations of my Agent or the authority granted to my
Agent shall incur any liability to me or my Estate as a result of permitting my Agent to
exercise any power, and for the purpose of inducing third parties to rely on this Power of
Attorney, I warrant that, if this power is revoked by me or otherwise terminated, I will
indemnify and save such third party harmless from any loss suffered or liability incurred
by such third party in good faith reliance on the authority of my Agent prior to such third
party's actual knowledge of revocation or termination of this Power of Attorney whether
such termination is by operation of law or otherwise. This warranty shall bind my heirs,
devises and Personal Representatives.
31. Effective Date, Durability, and Disability of Principal. By this
instrument, I intend to create a Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Matters, and it
shall be effective upon the signing of this instrument even though I am competent at the
time of the signing of the same. This Power of Attorney shall not become ineffective
upon my disability or incapacity, and shall be considered as a Durable Power of Attorney.
The authority of my attorneys shall be exercisable notwithstanding any uncertainty as to
whether I am alive. In the event I have not been seen nor heard from by my relatives or
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other persons reasonably expected to hear from me, this Durable Power of Attorney shall
remain in effect. Any act performed by my Agent during any period of time in which this
instrument shall be effective, and during period of uncertainty as to whether I am alive,
shall have the same effect as though I were alive and competent. OOû73.J
32. Photoe:ravhic Covies. Photographic or other facsimile reproductions of
this executed power may be made and delivered by my Agent and may be relied upon by
any person to the same extent as though the copy were an original. Anyone who acts in
reliance upon representation or certificate of my Agent, or upon a reproduction of this
power shall not be liable for permitting my Agent to perform any act pursuant to this
power.
33. Successor Attorney-in-Fact. If any Agent named by me shall die,
become legally disabled, resign, refuse to act, or be unavailable, I name the following
(each to act alone and successively, in the order named) as successors to my Agent:
A.
Agent:
Address:
Gail L. Winterholler (Daughter)
P.O. Box 1924
Gillette, WY 82717
307.682.3300 - HOME
307.686.1841 - WORK
307.660.2390
eiw@vcn.com
Telephone:
Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:
B.
First Alternate Agent:
Address:
Kevin D. Knust (Son)
2615 Cocklebur Drive, Unit 9A
Gillette, WY 82718
307.682.1829 - HOME
Telephone:
Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:
- WORK
307.299.1051
C.
Second Alternate Agent:
Address:
Genial G. DeCastro (Daughter)
P.O. Box 1436
Laramie, WY 82701
307.742.4443 - HOME
307.742.3843 - WORK
Telephone:
Telephone:
Cell Phone:
Email Address:
My Attorney-In-Fact shall not be required to furnish or maintain a bond. Any
references in this document to "Agent" shall also be deemed to refer to my Successor
Attorney-In-Fact at any time when such Successor Attorney-In-Fact is serving as my
Attorney-In-Fact.
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34. Effect of Authority. My Agent shall distribute from time to time, in his
or her sole discretion, part (or even all) of my assets as my Agent deems I would wish:
a.
For the health, support, and education of the previously
accustomed manner of those persons I am under an obligation to
support;
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b. For the discharge of any obligation which, in my Agent's opinion,
is legally enforceable against me; and
c. F or any other purpose or purposes which my Agent believes to be
directly beneficial to me.
Furthermore, during the period of time in which this Durable Power of Attorney is
exercisable, such Agent, in his or her sole judgment and without liability, is specifically
directed to make such distributions from my assets as are necessary to carry out, in my
behalf, any plan or pattern of family and/or charitable gifts:
1. Which had therefore apparently been established or clearly
contemplated by me or;
11. Which, in the opinion of counsel for such Agent, a duly appointed
Guardian or Conservator for me would be permitted to make and would
deem advisable to make from the assets of my Estate.
35. Transfers to Trust. To transfer from time to time to the Trustee or
Trustees of any Trust established on my behalf, any or all of my cash, property or
interests in property, including any rights to receive income from any source; and for this
purpose to enter and remove from any safe-deposit box of mine, whether the box is
registered in my name alone or jointly with one or more other persons, any of my cash or
property and to execute such instruments, documents and papers to effect the transfers
described herein as may be necessary, appropriate, incidental or convenient; to make such
transfers absolutely in fee simple or for my lifetime only with the remainder or reversion
(of the property so transferred) remaining in me so that such property will be disposed of
at my death by my Will or by the intestacy laws of the State in which I shall die a
resident.
36. Gifts - Restricted Amount. My Agent is authorized to make irrevocable
gifts that are eligible for exclusion under Internal Revenue Code Sections 2503(b )or
2503(e), concerning direct payment of tuition and/or medical care, as my Agent deems
proper, with any of my real estate or personal property, to or for my Spouse (if I am
married), or any of my Descendants, any of my relatives, or any persons who are listed as
beneficiaries or devisees, present or contingent, under my Will or any Trust created by
me, or any charitable organization, including gifts to complete or fulfill a charitable
pledge. Any gifts my Agent may make to him or herself as a permissible donee
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hereunder without the consent of a person who has a substantial adverse interest vis-à-vis
my Agent regarding any gifts made from my property shall be limited by an ascertainable
standard related to my Agent's health, education, support, and maintenance; provided,
however, my Agent may make gifts to him or herself not subject to an ascertainable
standard, but subject to any other limitations imposed by the provisions of this paragraph,
with the rior written consent of a person who has a substantial adverse interest vis-à-vis
my Age regarding any gifts made from my property. My Agent may not make gifts to
my Age's creditors or make gifts that would discharge my Agent's legal obligation of
support.
E cept for qualified transfers under Section 2503(e) or gifts under qualified state
tuition p ograms under Section 529, no gifts to any individual in a calendar year shall
exceed t e amount eligible for the annual federal gift tax exclusion under Section
2503(b), r twice that amount if I am married and my Spouse is a resident or citizen of
the Unit d States; provided, however, gifts to my Spouse (if I am married) shall not be
limited t the amount of the annual federal gift tax exclusion, but rather, shall be limited
to the amount qualifying for the federal gift tax marital deduction. Gifts to any charitable
organization shall be deductible under Internal Revenue Code Sections 170 and 2522 in
the year in which such gifts are made, subject to any carryforward rules. All such gifts
may be made outright, in trust, to a trust, including an irrevocable trust I have created or
shall create at any time, or to any legal Guardian or Custodian under any applicable
Uniform Transfers (or Gifts) to Minors Act, as my Agent deems appropriate, even if my
Agent is such Trustee, Guardian, or Custodian.
A "substantial adverse interest" refers to an interest in the properties subject to the
power to make gifts which is adverse to the exercise of the power to make gifts in favor
of my Agent, my Agent's estate, or the creditors of either, as such term is defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 25.2514-3(b)(2) and 20.2041-3(c)(2). Such distribution may
be made for the purpose of Estate Planning and reduction, for deferring of tax liabilities
of myself, my Estate, or for any other purpose.
37. Gifts Under Title 19. If I am residing in a nursing home, hospital, or
other similar institution and I would be eligible for Title 19 but for my assets, and if being
on Title 19 will not appreciably affect the quality of my care in my own perception, then
my Agent shall have authority to make gifts to my descendants at such times and in such
manner as will qualify me under the financial need requirements for Title 19 or other
such similar program at the earliest possible date, while retaining enough assets prior to
that time to pay for my nursing home care and other needs and to establish irrevocable
prepaid burial arrangements and to set aside such other non-countable or exempt assets
under Title 19 rules as my Agent, in the sole discretion of my Agent, deems advisable,
taking into account the plan for disposing of my estate as set forth in my then effective
estate planning documents; this authority to make gifts shall include, without limitation,
the right to assign income;
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38. Appointment of Conservator. In the event it becomes necessary to
appoint a Conservator for my Estate after the execution of this Durable Power of
Attorney, I nominate the individuals identified as my successor attorneys-in-fact in the
above sequence to serve in such capacity.
39. Partial Invalidity. Should any of the provisions of this Durable Power of
Attorney be determined to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect any
of the other provisions of this instrument, and all invalid provisions shall be disregarded.
40. Rules of Construction. This Durable Power of Attorney shall be
interpreted and administered under the laws of the State of Wyoming.
41. Effective Date of Instrument. This instrument shall remain in effect
until revoked by me by a written instrument which expressly refers to this instrument.
The execution of any other Power of Attorney, whether durable or not, shall not, in itself,
constitute a revocation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 31 st day of July,
2008.
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WITNESS STATEMENT
The Declarant, Patricia L. Knust, has been personally known to us and we believe
her to be of sound mind. We declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of
Wyoming that: 1) Patricia L. Knust, the person who signed or acknowledged this
document, is personally known to us, that she has signed or acknowledged this Durable
Power of Attorney in our presence, and that she appears to be of sound mind and under
no duress, fraud, or undue influence; 2) we are not the persons appointed as Agents by
this document, nor are we the patient's healthcare providers, or employees of the patient's
healthcare providers or employees, owners, or operators of any community care or
residential care facility; 3) we are not related to the principal by blood, marriage, or
adOPtiOn~~e are not creditors of the principal nor entitled to any part of her Estate
un~râ Will and/or Trust of the Declarant; and 5) we are not directly financially
(SPOnSible r tbe :eclarant's medical care.
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Sworn, acknowledged, and signed before me by Patricia L. Knust, known to me
(or satisfactorily proven) to be the person named in the foregoing document, and who
acknowledged that she freely and voluntarily executed the same for the purposes stated
therein this 31 st day of July, 2008.
Witness my hand and official seal.
A.L. ALLEY - NOTARY PUBLIC
COUNTY OF
CAMPBELL
STATE OF
WYOMING
My Commission ~pires 08/25/2010
My commission expires: 8}dS-jéJOIO
STATE OF WYOMING )
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COUNTY OF CAMPBELL )
The foregoing was sworn to, acknowledged, and signed before me by 1. Stan
Wolfe and Jody M. Wolfe, the Witnesses, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be
the persons named in the foregoing document, and who acknowledged that they freely
and voluntarily executed the same for the purposes stated therein this 31st day of July,
2008.
Witness my hand and official seal.
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A.L. ALLEY - NOTARY PUBLIC
COUNTY OF
CAMPBELL
STATE OF
WYOMING
My Commission Expires 08/25/2010
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CONSENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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I, Gail L. Winterholler, by these presents hereby acknowledge that I am familiar
with the provisions of the within and foregoing Durable Power of Attorney for Financial
Matters, and hereby specifically consent and agree to serve the Attorney-In-Fact and
Agent for Patricia L. Knust.
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CONSENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
I, Kevin D. Knust, by these presents hereby acknowledge that I am familiar with
the provisions of the within and foregoing Durable Power of Attorney for Financial
Matters, and hereby specifically consent and agree to serve as the Attorney-In-Fact and
Agent for Patricia L. Knust.
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CONSENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
I, Genial G. DeCastro, by these presents hereby acknowledge that I am familiar
with the provisions of the within and foregoing Durable Power of Attorney for Financial
Matters, and hereby specifically consent and agree to serve as the Attorney-In-Fact and
Agent for Patricia L. Knust.
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Genial G. DeCastro
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