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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Leona Helmsley, who ran her empire of luxurious Manhattan hotels with an iron fist and went to prison for tax fraud, has died, her publicist said Monday.
Helmsley, who was reviled as the "queen of mean," was 87.
She and fourth husband Harry Helmsley owned such sumptuous properties as the Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue, a block from Saint Patrick's Cathedral, the Park Lane and the New York Helmsley.
She died Monday of heart failure at her summer house in Greenwich, Connecticut, publicist Howard J. Rubenstein told CNN.
Leona Helmsley's will left 12 million dollars to her canine companion. I completely understand how Leona Helmsley adored her dog - many of us love ours deeply, too. I just wish she would have shown her love for all dogs, or even all animals, and not just her own particular dog. Imagine how many pets could have been spayed and neutered for that amount of money, or how many dogs could have been saved from the evils of dogfighting. Her little shih tzu will not know the difference between a diamond-encrusted collar, and one bought from Target. I hope the brother she appointed to be her dog's caretaker, will keep other animals in mind as well. What is good for the animal kingdom, is good for one cute little spoiled pooch.
[CENTER][SIZE=2]Nancy J. Cronk
Founder, Chair and Chaplain Interfaith Association of Animal Chaplains[/SIZE][SIZE=2] www.AnimalChaplains.com[/SIZE][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/CENTER]
Wonder what the grandkids did "so bad" that they didn't get their millions?!
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12 Million Dollars Buys A Lot of Kibble
