If Fritz Lohman had only known, he would have waited another 13 hours to kick the bucket.
Lohman, 87, a SoHo real-estate magnate who pioneered the exhibition of gay art, died at home at about 11 a.m. on New Year's Eve after a long illness.
If he had instead passed away after midnight Jan.1, his partner of 48 years could have avoided paying at least $3 million in estate taxes -- thanks to Congress letting that levy lapse for 2010.
"He would probably say, 'Why didn't they tell me? I could have waited another day,' " said Charles Leslie, 76, Lohman's business and life partner -- and the sole beneficiary to his $10 million estate.
via www.nypost.com
Thanks to Attorney Matt Berger for the heads up. More stories like this are sure to pop up.
