Trouble was left $12 million · 2007-08-31 18:23
Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million for her dog Trouble.
Helmsley, the "Queen of Mean" who was famously quoted as saying "only the little people pay taxes", died August 20 at the age of 87. The 14-page will was made public in Surrogate’s Court on Tuesday.
Trouble, a white Maltese, will be cared for by Helmsley’s brother Alvin Rosenthal, who was left $10 million. The will calls for Trouble to be entombed alongside Helmsley and husband Harry Helmsley, who died in 1997, in their $1.4 million mausoleum, for which Leona Helmsley set aside $3 million for upkeep including annual cleanings.
Two grandchildren, David and Walter Panzirer, will be left $5 million each as long as they visit their father’s grave at least once a year.
"I have not made any provisions in this will for my grandson Craig Panzirer or my granddaughter Meegan Panzirer for reasons which are known to them," Helmsley wrote.
Her chauffeur will get $100,000.
A spokesman for Helmsley declined to comment on the will, Reuters informed.
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