Posted on 04/23/2009 5:58:25 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Gene Roddenberry's wife, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, an actress who also served as the voice of the USS Enterprise's computer, set up a nifty little multimillion-dollar trust for her beloved pooches to ensure that they would remain in the lap of luxury after she was gone.
According to probate documents obtained by E! News, Roddenberry set aside $4 million so that her dogs could go on living in one of her mansions, while their longtime caretaker, Reinelda Estupinian, gets $1 million and residential rights in the expansive home.
"I do not want the animals to be placed in a kennel or other boarding facility," Majel stated, adding that she also wished for her trustees to hire someone to check up on the dogs periodically, "to be certain that they are being cared for properly (as I cared for them during my lifetime)."
But there's no need to weep for her human heirs. Roddenberry left $100 million to her 35-year-old son, Eugene Roddenberry Jr., to be paid out in installments, and the special lady in his life has permission to borrow Majel's jewelry.
"Enterprise" had some promise, but it got off to a slow start. And as is the case with many new shows, it seemed to have some trouble figuring out what sort of show it was going to be. Unfortunately it seemed that some of the writers glommed on to some of the "ideals" that were espoused in TNG, and it went downhill rather quickly. The last few episodes were... Well, calling them a joke is an insult to jokes!
Mark
Too bad the interwebs wasn’t around at the time.
She could have built a whole niche business.
How much would a Trekkie pay to do Yeoman Rand?
I wager 400 quatloos.
I always liked the lady, now my respect for her has increased.
Those of us who have ‘four-legged’ children should consider this as well.
Um, why didn’t she just leave the money and dogs to her son?
Did they really have to paint gigantic ugly “hair” on those arms?
Yes and no. There was that “intergalactic” thing, but it also generally showed bad vs. good - which doesn’t exist in LiberalLand (unless you’re Hitler, who is their only Boogeyman).
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