Former Mayor Koch Bequeaths $100,000 to Loyal Secretary

And now for something completely different. When we heard about this, it made us think how co-workers truly become like family members.

Case in point: Before New York City’s former mayor Edward Koch passed away, he wanted to gift his secretary of almost four decades!

Sure, his sister’s three sons stand to inherit a sizable piece of his $10 million fortune as per his will but his admin assistant, Mary Garriganwill also receive a gift from her former boss.

That is, to the tune of $100,000! Garrigan worked as a secretary for his Congressional office in 1975 and continued to remain his secretary up until his death.

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