Karen Kilgariff
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I would say probably late 60s, early 70s. And they say in this article, they talk about how this mother, I think her name is Margaret, spelled with R-I-T. She worked, she got up at 7.30 every morning and went into work and worked till seven o'clock at night. And when she was done cooking for the restaurant, she would start to cook for the people that worked at the restaurant.
I would say probably late 60s, early 70s. And they say in this article, they talk about how this mother, I think her name is Margaret, spelled with R-I-T. She worked, she got up at 7.30 every morning and went into work and worked till seven o'clock at night. And when she was done cooking for the restaurant, she would start to cook for the people that worked at the restaurant.
Like cook people their homemade, you know, food from home that they liked. Take a break, honey. No, she couldn't do it. She was like obsessive, which I love. Oops, sorry. That's a, that reminds me of my grandma. Like my grandmother's index fingers were both bent at almost like right angles because of how much she cleaned.
Like cook people their homemade, you know, food from home that they liked. Take a break, honey. No, she couldn't do it. She was like obsessive, which I love. Oops, sorry. That's a, that reminds me of my grandma. Like my grandmother's index fingers were both bent at almost like right angles because of how much she cleaned.
Cause she was, she came over here from Ireland when she was 17 and she was a maid for most of her life until she met my grandfather. So it's like those old country people are just like, we're here to earn it. We're here to fucking get it.
Cause she was, she came over here from Ireland when she was 17 and she was a maid for most of her life until she met my grandfather. So it's like those old country people are just like, we're here to earn it. We're here to fucking get it.
Yeah, that's right. And also, if you start a business, you got to put give it your all. So you make it into something. And they really did. They were this amazing family success story. And Marderos, well, he would constantly say to the whole family, success means nothing if we don't stay as one. Greed must never rear its head. There's plenty for all of us.
Yeah, that's right. And also, if you start a business, you got to put give it your all. So you make it into something. And they really did. They were this amazing family success story. And Marderos, well, he would constantly say to the whole family, success means nothing if we don't stay as one. Greed must never rear its head. There's plenty for all of us.
And so he had a sister and she had two sons and they loved all of each other. They were cousins, but they were they felt more like they were each other's. You know, he had four boys. She had two sons. They were all, you know, very, very close. Yeah. In fact, his wife was quoted as saying, before we married, he told me, I'm going to live with my parents my whole life. I will never leave my mother.
And so he had a sister and she had two sons and they loved all of each other. They were cousins, but they were they felt more like they were each other's. You know, he had four boys. She had two sons. They were all, you know, very, very close. Yeah. In fact, his wife was quoted as saying, before we married, he told me, I'm going to live with my parents my whole life. I will never leave my mother.
She was queen of the house, not me. Next to God, it was his mother. Holy shit. So just to give you a sense of that. So... Medeiros is diagnosed... Sorry, I don't have the date on this, but I believe it was in, like, 2001, I think, or so. He gets diagnosed with inoperable bladder and brain cancer. Holy shit. So... he basically felt like he knew something was wrong.
She was queen of the house, not me. Next to God, it was his mother. Holy shit. So just to give you a sense of that. So... Medeiros is diagnosed... Sorry, I don't have the date on this, but I believe it was in, like, 2001, I think, or so. He gets diagnosed with inoperable bladder and brain cancer. Holy shit. So... he basically felt like he knew something was wrong.
He had pains in places, but he didn't go to the doctor. He avoided it. And so by the time he went in, it had spread. Um, so he holds a family meeting and he tells his mother and his sister, his wife that he's dying. And that when he dies, he wants the Zancou business to go to his four sons. Oh my goodness. Um,
He had pains in places, but he didn't go to the doctor. He avoided it. And so by the time he went in, it had spread. Um, so he holds a family meeting and he tells his mother and his sister, his wife that he's dying. And that when he dies, he wants the Zancou business to go to his four sons. Oh my goodness. Um,
Now the problem there is that his four sons were at the time and had been for a couple of years, fuck ups. And in ways where the oldest son had been caught trying to cheat on a law school entrance exam. And so it was, had been a top student at, I think it was Woodbridge university. And so he was, basically got kicked out and was like barred from ever taking the test because he was going to cheat.
Now the problem there is that his four sons were at the time and had been for a couple of years, fuck ups. And in ways where the oldest son had been caught trying to cheat on a law school entrance exam. And so it was, had been a top student at, I think it was Woodbridge university. And so he was, basically got kicked out and was like barred from ever taking the test because he was going to cheat.
Wow. Uh, so after that he became an evangelical Christian. He was like one of those guys that stands on the street with a bullhorn. Yeah. Um, the second oldest son, uh, was tried for attempted murder when the pimp of the sex worker that he had just, uh, visited, um, stole money from him and he ended up chasing him up the freeway and shooting at his car. And he, he ended up getting, uh,
Wow. Uh, so after that he became an evangelical Christian. He was like one of those guys that stands on the street with a bullhorn. Yeah. Um, the second oldest son, uh, was tried for attempted murder when the pimp of the sex worker that he had just, uh, visited, um, stole money from him and he ended up chasing him up the freeway and shooting at his car. And he, he ended up getting, uh,
Tried for attempted murder. Wow. And it turned out to be a mistrial. So he never had to go to jail. But of course, that mark. And of course, you know, if this is the richest family in the community and shit like this starts popping off, everyone's talking about it. Then the two younger were basically just on drugs.
Tried for attempted murder. Wow. And it turned out to be a mistrial. So he never had to go to jail. But of course, that mark. And of course, you know, if this is the richest family in the community and shit like this starts popping off, everyone's talking about it. Then the two younger were basically just on drugs.