When somebody of note passes on to the next world (or simply dies) those of us who remain behind reach deep to measure our own life against that of the departed, to find meaning in the life gone by or simply to think of something nice to say.
The death of Leona Helmsley is no different. Interestingly, the people we spoke to seemed especially-- perhaps overly--intent on choosing the last option.
That people say nice things about her makes a certain perverse sense. Few characters provoked more of a bitter laugh from New York real estate people as well as the public at large than the Queen of Mean (we prefer to think of her as the Queen of Green), best known for being wild about her Harry (and his billions), vicious to her hotel employees and evasive of her taxes, for which she was sent to prison (leading to her famous quote: "Only the little people pay taxes").
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The death of Leona Helmsley is no different. Interestingly, the people we spoke to seemed especially-- perhaps overly--intent on choosing the last option.
That people say nice things about her makes a certain perverse sense. Few characters provoked more of a bitter laugh from New York real estate people as well as the public at large than the Queen of Mean (we prefer to think of her as the Queen of Green), best known for being wild about her Harry (and his billions), vicious to her hotel employees and evasive of her taxes, for which she was sent to prison (leading to her famous quote: "Only the little people pay taxes").
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