SANTA ANA, Calif.—When Virginia Mort’s husband died suddenly three years ago, her neighbor, Larry Hausner, stopped by to offer his condolences. Hausner told Mort he’d like to lend a hand by taking out her trash. He’s been doing it ever since. “Without fail, he has never missed a week in three years,” Mort told The Epoch Times. Her 80-year-old neighbor “truly enjoys helping others,” she said. “If every neighborhood had a clone of him, our communities would be filled with good cheer and much happiness.” Hausner has become something of a legend to his neighbors, renowned for his acts of kindness, small and large. But he wasn’t always such a nice guy, he told The Epoch Times. When he was young, he was a “pool hall bum” and an alcoholic, he said—until the love of his wife set him straight. Hausner—ever-willing to divert attention to others—credits Sandy, his wife of …