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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:40:44 -0600
From: News@ sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca
Subject: Heirs of wealthy Hells Angel fight court battle- CanWest News
Heirs of wealthy Hells Angel fight court battle
(http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?idSe6517d-76ed-4d71-9681-6ddbdf7b523a )
Two of seven children say they're denied fair share
Chad Skelton, CanWest News Service
Published: Monday, September 17, 2007
The heirs of a wealthy B.C. Hells Angels member and supermarket owner who
died last December are squabbling in court over his multimillion-dollar
estate -- with two of his seven children claiming they were denied their
fair share.
Ross McLellan, 59, a long-time member of the Angels chapter in Haney, B.C.,
died of natural causes on a flight to Maui on Dec. 13, 2006, part of a trip
he was taking with fellow members of the biker gang.
In a will written just months before he died, McLellan left the entirety of
his nearly $5 million estate to his seven children -- but not in equal
amounts.
McLellan's three youngest children, aged 11, eight and six, whom he had with
his recently estranged wife Rusten, were each given a 19 per cent share. Two
children McLellan had from a past relationship with another woman, Meryl
Steen, who are now 18 and 16, were also given 19 per cent each. But
McLellan's two other children -- his eldest child, Andrew, and his daughter
Tabatha, 18 -- were each given just a 2.5 per cent share. (Andrew's age was
not available.)
In a phone interview from her home in Burnaby, B.C., Tabatha's mother,
Loretta Trombinski, said she was shocked to learn McLellan left her daughter
such a small amount.
"I want my daughter to be treated fairly," said Trombinski. "It's fair for
all of them to be treated the same."
In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in May, Trombinski -- who was never
married to McLellan -- claims he was paying her $1,200 a month in child
support and that the amount set aside for Tabatha in his will is not
sufficient to take care of her in the future.
Andrew McLellan, McLellan's adult son from a fourth relationship, has also
filed a claim against the estate, saying he, too, should be entitled to
more.
Ross McLellan's father Douglas, who is executor of his estate, has not filed
a statement of defence in the case and could not be reached for comment.
Ross McLellan, who owned a grocery store in Vancouver's West End, was a
millionaire before joining the Angels in 1989, having made several
investments in the supermarket business and real estate.
Documents filed in McLellan's probate case reveal the extent of his
wealth -- including $4.2 million in real estate, plus a number of luxury
cars such as a 1989 Rolls Royce, 1990 Ferrari Testarossa and 2006 Hummer H2.
Also included in the file is a 13-page appraisal of the items in his two
homes in suburban Maple Ridge. That list suggests McLellan is a big fan of
animal trophies, including a "mounted bald eagle with a mink in its claw,
mounted on driftwood," two rhinoceros tusks, a Bengal tiger rug and a
stuffed marlin valued at $1,500.
McLellan also had sports memorabilia, including autographed photos of Mickey
Mantle, Roger Maris and Joe DiMaggio.
The total value of the estate has not yet been established.
Police have repeatedly alleged the Angels are one of the most powerful
criminal organizations in B.C., something the club has denied.
In an interview with the Vancouver Sun in 1995, McLellan said he was not
involved in crime and that he joined the Angels "for the riding and the
camaraderie -- end of story."
McLellan's devotion to the club is clear in his will, which specifies that
all his Angels jewelry should be delivered to the Haney chapter upon his
death. It also requests that he be given "a traditional Hells Angels funeral
service" in a wooden coffin, with fellow Haney chapter member serving as
pallbearers.
© The Calgary Herald 2007
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> What a bunch of whiners.
> "In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in May, Trombinski -- who was
> never
> married to McLellan -- claims he was paying her $1,200 a month in child
> support and that the amount set aside for Tabatha in his will is not
> sufficient to take care of her in the future."
> Exactly how much is required by an ADULT child for "support"? How about
> this 18 year old realize no one is entitled to anything.
Actually it is the Mom who is complaining not the daughter herself.
> When my remaining parent dies (and I hope that is still a good many years
> off), I get what I get. In the meantime I continue to work and save and
> support my family. not living and planning on the dream of future income
> through the death of another.
Hopefully she won't leave it to the local HA chapter.
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> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:40:44 -0600
> From: News@ sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca
> Subject: Heirs of wealthy Hells Angel fight court battle- CanWest News
> Heirs of wealthy Hells Angel fight court battle
>
(http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?idSe6517d-76ed-4d71-9681-6ddbdf7b523a )
> Two of seven children say they're denied fair share
My heart bleeds.
"In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in May, Trombinski -- who was
never
married to McLellan -- claims he was paying her $1,200 a month in child
support and that the amount set aside for Tabatha in his will is not
sufficient to take care of her in the future."
I wonder how much of that $1200 was actually spent on the 18 year old and
why is a parent expected to pay for their offspring when they're of an age
when they can make their OWN money?
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> What a bunch of whiners.
> "In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in May, Trombinski -- who was
> never
> married to McLellan -- claims he was paying her $1,200 a month in child
> support and that the amount set aside for Tabatha in his will is not
> sufficient to take care of her in the future."
> Exactly how much is required by an ADULT child for "support"? How about
> this 18 year old realize no one is entitled to anything.