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Fil-Am Nurse Inherited Millions from Heiress Employer
Sep 13, 2013
The life of a Filipina-American nurse who inherited millions from her employer is a huge part of the forthcoming novel entitled, “Empty Mansions.” The book written by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. and published by Ballantine Books is mainly about the life of Huguette Clark, the generous and very rich heiress who spent the last two decades of her life in isolation.
The heiress is the employer of the Filipino nurse whose identity is first revealed in the novel. She is first identified by her Jewish name, Hadassah Peri, but the award-winning investigative reporter, Bill Dedman found out that she is a native of Sapian in Capiz, Philippines and her birth name is Gicela Oloroso.
Oloroso who is now 58 years old went to America in 1972 at the age of 22. In 1982, she married the Israeli immigrant and cab-driver in New York, Daniel Peri. She was born as a Roman Catholic but converted to Orthodox Judaism when she married.
An agency assigned Oloroso to be a private duty nurse for Clark in 1991 when the latter, then 84 years old was scheduled for a cancer operation. Since then she remained a loyal servant to her employer until Clark died in in 2011 at the age of 104. The will of Clark described Oloroso as a "friend and loyal companion."
Clark owned properties that are worth millions but chose to stay in hospitals for twenty years after the successful operation.
Clark who doesn't have a child left Oloroso more than 30 million dollars worth of cars and properties. She is also set to inherit the copper-mining business of her generous employer.
Clark who doesn't have a child left Oloroso more than 30 million dollars worth of cars and properties. She is also set to inherit the copper-mining business of her generous employer.
The new book by Dedman narrated that Clark chose to spend decades in hospitals even with excellent health. It also informed that the Peri's only owned a small apartment in Brooklyn when Oloroso started working for Clark. At the time of the heiress death, the Peri's owned seven houses- and all of it except for the first apartment were bought by Clark.
These houses include two apartments at the Gatsby, a pre-war building on East Ninety-Sixth Street in Manhattan with views of Central Park.
These houses include two apartments at the Gatsby, a pre-war building on East Ninety-Sixth Street in Manhattan with views of Central Park.
Aside from buying the properties for them, Mrs. Clark also shouldered the association dues and taxes for the units.
Dedman wrote in his book, "She paid for twenty years of schooling for the three Peri children...for their medical bills, piano lessons, violin lessons, and Hebrew lessons, their basketball and summer camps in upstate New York."
He added, "When the Peris had some trouble with back taxes, she paid for that" as well.
Dedman wrote in his book, "She paid for twenty years of schooling for the three Peri children...for their medical bills, piano lessons, violin lessons, and Hebrew lessons, their basketball and summer camps in upstate New York."
He added, "When the Peris had some trouble with back taxes, she paid for that" as well.
Oloroso compensated the generosity of Clark by serving her with dedication for twenty years. It is said that Oloroso who is classified only as a temp worker hardly took a day off and worked for 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Fil-Am nurse worked for Clark even on a Saturday, a practice that is prohibited in her Orthodox religion and in spite of having three school-aged children.
The book author described, “For many years (Oloroso) worked for Huguette from 8am to 8 pm, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year," Dedman said. She was up and out of the house before her children left for school and home close to bedtime,"
The book author described, “For many years (Oloroso) worked for Huguette from 8am to 8 pm, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year," Dedman said. She was up and out of the house before her children left for school and home close to bedtime,"
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