Posted on 08/29/2007 7:10:57 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
NEW YORK (AP) - Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.
Helmsley left her beloved white Maltese, named Trouble, a $12 million trust fund, according to her will, which was made public Tuesday in surrogate court.
She also left millions for her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, who was named to care for Trouble in her absence, as well as two of four grandchildren from her late son Jay Panzirer - so long as they visit their father's grave site once each calendar year.
Otherwise, she wrote, neither will get a penny of the $5 million she left for each.
Helmsley left nothing to two of Jay Panzirer's other children - Craig and Meegan Panzirer - for ``reasons that are known to them,'' she wrote.
But no one made out better than Trouble, who once appeared in ads for the Helmsley Hotels, and lived up to her name by biting a housekeeper.
``I direct that when my dog, Trouble, dies, her remains shall be buried next to my remains in the Helmsley mausoleum,'' Helmsley wrote in her will.
The mausoleum, she ordered, must be ``washed or steam-cleaned at least once a year.'' She left behind $3 million for the upkeep of her final resting place in Westchester County, where she is buried with her husband, Harry Helmsley.
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Can’t say I blame her, after the way everyone treated her.
Is he single?
One has to wonder what her grandkids did to piss her off so much to leave them out of her will.
Thats what I call a good doggie!!
-tis ok.........when they write their book about her they will probably make more money than she would have left them anyway.
Everybody says “You can’t take it with you.”
No, but you can retain enough wealth to strike out from the grave.
Works for me.
It was her money and she had the fortitude to do what she wanted with it. Good for her.
Perhaps we should put the dog in the care of Micheal Vick.
Given her temperment, the answer may be “not much”.
Queen of Mean.
This is one the coldest B***** we've ever seen. What she did to her only son's survivor's above and now to her grandchildren speaks volumes of what a sick empty woman she was. Leaving 12 million to the dog - sick
good riddance.
I would compare her to Cruella De Vil, but then again Cruella would have just made a coat out of the dog.
Is that you, Craig?
Or is it you Meegan?
Fanily is everything and apparently she thought her dog was a better friend than the relatives were. It’s her money, she can leave to the dog next door and nobody has the right to complain or question her decision.
she was incredibly cruel to people who worked for her - and to her son's widow and his children for no reason ...she was hated and for good reason.
she's one for the books!
probably not much
though you get Head Helmsley Cheerleader!
Go Leona
GO GO GO
You GO GIRL
WHOOO HOOOOO
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