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People of the Year — 7. Leona Helmsley & Her Dog

December

After the billionaire hotelier died in August and was laid to rest alongside her husband, Harry, in a $1.4-million mausoleum in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone thought the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Queen of MeanÃ¢â‚¬? could cause no more trouble. Everyone was wrong. In HelmsleyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s will, in addition to leaving two of her grandchildren zilch, she gave $12 million to her dog, a beloved Maltese namedÃ¢â‚¬â€you guessed itÃ¢â‚¬â€Trouble. She also requested that the pooch be buried beside her when his time comes.

Prediction for 2008: In September, a state official declared that itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s unlawful for animals to be buried in cemeteries for humans. Sorry, Leona. Commence rolling over.

Adapted from Ã¢â‚¬Å“People of the Year,Ã¢â‚¬? InTown Westchester, December 2007

(AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 at 4:07 pm by Ted Mann.
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