THIS
IS
RICHARD
MESEROLE
The Final Part
"...I HAVE ESCAPED DEATH SIX TIMES IN MY LIFE.
I WONDER WHAT GOAL GOD HAS PLANNED FOR ME??
AMEN ......"
I WOKE UP AT 5 AM, TOOK A
SHOWER, SHAVED, WOKE UP THE CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL, MADE
THEM BREAKFAST AND HI, HO, OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO EXCEPT
CAROLEIGH. I GOT DRESSED IN A BLUE SUIT, LOOKED IN THE
MIRROR AS I COMBED MY HAIR, AND FELL IN LOVE WITH
MYSELF. MY GRANDMOTHER HAD TOLD ME "IF YOU LOVE
YOURSELF ALL THE WORLD WILL LOVE YOU", SO I KISSED MY
HAND AND ARM, THEN MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, OPENED UP
THE DOOR AND SAID "WATCH OUT WORLD, HERE I COME"
KNOWING WHERE I WAS HEADED, I BOUGHT A COPY OF THE
N.Y. TIMES, GOT ON THE TRAIN TO N.Y.C. AND THEN WALKED TO
MY DESTINY. MY PREPLANNED DESTINATION WAS TO GO
WHERE THE MONEY WAS. WHERE ELSE BUT THE DECORATOR
ARTS CENTER WHO CATERED TO SOME OF THE WEALTHIEST
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY. I FIGURED I WOULD START AT THE
TOP RATHER FROM THE BOTTOM UP. THIS WAY I HAD A HEAD
START, AND I COULD WORK MYSELF UP AND UP FROM THE
TOP. IT WAS NOW lOAM. FRIDAY THE 13TH, ALWAYS MY LUCKY
DAY. I AM NOW 41 YEARS OLD. AS I WALKED THRU THE GLASS
REVOLVING DOORS, LEAVING THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE
OUTSIDE WITH INTENT TO MAKE MY OWN SUNSHINE INSIDE
THESE CONCRETE WALLS. I TOOK THE ELEVATOR TO THE
PENTHOUSE WHICH WAS AT 229 EAST 63RD STREET.
OPENED A CLASSIC DOOR TO THE OLDEST AND RESPECTED
ORIENTAL RUG DEALERS IN THE WORLD. I APPROACHED THE
RECEPTIONIST AND IN A SOFT TONE SAID "I WOULD LIKE TO
SOMEONE IN CHARGE. I HAVE NO APPOINTMENT, IF NECESSARY I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE. ENTERING THE RECEPTION AREA
WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WITH A ELDERLY MAN. SHE
INQUIRED MY CONCERN, WHICH I REPLIED. "MY NAME IS
RICHARD MESEROLE, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
SOMEONE, CONCERNING THE REFURBISHING OF ON LOCATION
CARPETS, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ALSO FURNITURE
CLEANING SHE DIRECTED ME TO HER OFFICE, WALLS OF
WALNUT, FURNITURE TO MATCH. AND WITH BRASS AND GLASS. A
REMARKABLE DECORATED OFFICE. ESCORTED TO A PLUSH
LEATHER ARM CHAIR SHE INTRODUCED HERSELF AS JUNE
COSTIKYAN, DAUGHTER OF KENT COSTIKYAN, THE ELDERLY
MAN WHO ESCORTED HER INTO THE RECEPTION AREA. TO GIVE
YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT LEVEL WE ARE AT, THE RENT FOR THE
OFFICES AND THE SHOWROOM WAS $8,000 PER MONTH AND THE
COMPANY HAD BEEN THERE SINCE 1886. JUNE WAS A LARGE
WOMAN, 5'l0" ABOUT l6O LBS. A GORGEOUS WOMAN WITH THE
TIFFANY PRESENTATION. I INFORMED HER THAT I WAS THE ONE
IN A MILLION CARPET AND FURNITURE CLEANER THAT COMES
ALONG ONCE IN A LIFETIME. SHE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH ME
THAT SHE CALLED IN HER DAD AND INTRODUCED ME TO HIM.
HE TOLD HER TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT THE INTERVIEW WAS
ALL ABOUT AND IF I WOULD BE A ASSET TO THE COMPANY. I
FOUND OUT LATER THE CLEANER THEY HAD DID NOT STAND UP
TO WHAT THEIR CUSTOMER'S DEMANDED FOR SERVICE.
JUNE THEN ASKED ME IF I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE
TALKING IN A MORE RELAXED SURROUNDING, GRASPING HER
LIFE STYLE RIGHT AWAY, I AGREED THAT A RESTAURANT
WOULD BE MORE OF A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE. SHE
SUGGESTED A EATERY CALLED (THE SIGN OF THE DOVE). I HAD
NEVER BEEN THERE OR HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT, BUT I TOLD
HER HOW COINCIDENTAL IT WAS THAT SHE PICKED OUT ONE
OF MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT. IT WAS ONLY TWO BLOCKS
AWAY ON 2ND AVE. AND 65TH STREET. BEAUTIFUL
PLACE, EXPENSIVE AND EXCELLENT CUISINE. AFTER ALL THE
SMALL TALK WAS DONE I WAS NOW READY TO TALK TO HER
DAD. BACK TO THE OFFICE AND AFTER SELLING MYSELF TO
MR. COSTIKYAN I WAS ON MY WAY. I NOW BECAME A
RESPECTED AND WELL KNOW CLEANER WITH TWO MEN
WORKING FOR ME. I WAS A PARK AVE AND EAST SIDE CLEAN
WITH A REPUTATION THAT YOU COULD NOT BUY. I WENT FROM
APT. AND HOUSE CLEANER TO MANY LARGE BUSINESS'S IN THE
WALL STREET AREA AND LOCATIONS IN N.Y.C. AND EXCLUSIVE
LONG ISLAND. AS THE MONEY WAS ROLLING IN BY DROVES I
DECIDED TO START INVESTING. I HAD A LAWYER WHO
INFORMED ME THAT A HOTEL IN MILFORD, PA. WAS UP FOR SALE
FOR $165,000. IT WAS BUILT IN 1888 AND WAS KNOW AS (THE
ARLINGTON HOTEL)A HANG OUT FOR MOVIE STARS AND
CELEBRITIES IN THE 20'S THRU THE 50'S. IT HAD 35 ROOMS
AND 6 CABINS PLUS 5 ACRES OF LAND AND A OLYMPIC SIZE
SWIMMING POOL. ALSO THE STATE OF PA. HAD ON THE AGENDA
TO LEGALIZE SLOT MACHINES AND FOR EVERY ROOM YOU
HAD YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHTS TO ONE SLOT
MACHINE. WITH ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BANK I PUT DOWN
$50,000 AND PURCHASED THE HOTEL IN FEB. 1978. I MOVED MY
FAMILY INTO THE TOP FLOOR OF THE HOTEL. MY WIFE AND
CAROLEIGH AND JON. MARLENE WAS NOW A PHYSICAL
THERAPIST, MARC WAS IN THE NAVY AND RHONDA WAS A
HOUSEWIFE AND MOM. THE AMISH PEOPLE KEEP KNOCKING
DOWN THE SLOT MACHINE AGENDA AND THERE FORE NEVER
GOT TO BE A LAW. IN 1991 THE HOTEL BURNED DOWN DUE TO
THE NEGLECT OF THE CARETAKER. HE WAS DOING SOME
CLEANUP OF THE RENOVATION WORK I WAS DOING. HE MADE A
FIRE IN THE WOOD BURNING STOVE, WHEN LEAVING HE LEFT
THE DOOR OPEN OF THE STOVE, OUT POPPED THE
CINDERS. GOOD-BYE TO $250,000. BUT WORST OF ALL I LOST MY
WIFE OF 27 YEARS. SHE HAD BECOME A ALCOHOLIC AND DID MANY
BAD THINGS THAT DESTROYED OUR PERFECT MARRIAGE.
WE ENDED IN A DIVORCE. I WAS AWARDED CUSTODY OF
CAROLEIGH. JON WAS NOW IN THE NAVY. I THEN WENT BACK TO
THE CARPET CLEANING. MY SON-IN-LAW HAD ALMOST
COMPLETELY DESTROYED MY BUSINESS IN THE 3 YEARS HE
WAS RUNNING IT FOR ME, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PFIZER
PHARMACEUTICALS . HE DESTROYED IT WITH HIS DRINKING
ALSO, WHICH WAS KEPT A SECRET FROM ME. HE HAD DROPPED
THE INCOME FROM PFIZER TO $18,000 PER YEAR. I LET HIM GO
AND THEN MET A MODEL WITH THREE CHILDREN. MOVED HER
AND THE CHILDREN AND CAROLEIGH INTO A RENTED CHALET
IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE MILFORD. I THEN MARRIED THE
MODEL, HER NAME WAS JOY. BUT I WANTED OUT OF P.A.
AS I SAW NO MORE FUTURE THERE. I DONATED THE HOTEL
LAND TO THE VETS SO THEY COULD HAVE A NEW HOME. THEY
CLEANED THE LAND FOR ME AND PUT UP A NEW BUILDING. I
DECIDED TO MOVE TO MARYLAND WHERE MY NEW WIFE'S
BROTHER LIVED. I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN CAPE ST. CLAIR NEAR
THE WATER. THIS MARRIAGE FOR THREE YEARS WAS A
DISASTER. SHE ALSO WAS A ALCOHOLIC. A CHEATER ALSO
I NOW HAD PFIZER GOING GOOD NOW WITH A INCOME OF OVER
$100,000 PER YEAR ONLY WORKING ON WEEKENDS. WEEKDAYS
WERE NOW FUN DAYS. LEAVING AND DIVORCING JOY IN 1984. 1
NEEDED A PLACE TO LIVE SO I BOUGHT A 38' YACHT. I HAD IT
DOCKED IN A SMALL TOWN IN LONG ISLAND AND IT WAS LIKE
LEAVING IN HEAVEN. THE BOAT WAS LIKE A APT. WITH
EVERYTHING IN IT. THEN I MET A WEALTHY WOMAN WHO I
DATED, HER NAME WAS ROSLYN. WE GOT INVOLVED. SHE HAD A
BEAUTIFUL APT. ON A ISLAND IN THE EAST RIVER. YOU HAD TO
TAKE THE TRAM TO GET THERE FROM NEW YORK CITY. SHE WAS
A SALE PERSON WHO TRAVELED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SHE
ASKED ME TO MOVE IN WITH HER. I AGREED. HER PROBLEM WAS
THAT SHE TRIED TO BUY ME. SHE WOULD BUY ME JEWELRY,
CLOTHES AND TAKE ME TO EXPENSIVE NIGHT CLUBS. SHE EVEN
BOUGHT ME A CONDOMINIUM IN FLORIDA WHICH I
REFUSED. THEN A$25,000 CHECK TO PURCHASE A NEW YACHT I
TOLD HER I MADE A VERY GOOD LIVING AND I DID NOT
WELCOME ALL THESE GIFTS SHE WANTED TO GIVE TO ME. WE
WENT TO RIO FOR NEW YEARS AND I HAD A TERRIBLE TIME
WITH HER. ONE NIGHT WE WENT OUT TO DINNER AND SHE WAS
DRINKING A LOT OF VODKA. NEXT THING I KNEW SHE WAS
GONE. WAITED THE ASKED THE HOST IF HE HAD SEEN HER. HE
SAID SHE HAD ASKED FOR A CAB AND LEFT. AFTER
FINISHING MY DINNER AND A FEW DRINKS AT THE BAR I WENT
TO MY OFFICE AT PFIZER WHICH WAS AROUND THE
CORNER. AROUND 7 AM SHE CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW
WHY I HAD LEFT THE APT SO EARLY. I EXPLAINED THE EVENTS
OF THE NIGHT AND HOW SHE LEFT. SHE TOLD ME SHE DID NOT
REMEMBER ANYTHING. AT THAT POINT I REMINDER HER THAT I
HAD TOLD HER(DO NOT EVERY TELL ME THAT YOU DO NOT
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE DUE TO
DRINKING OR I WOULD LEAVE YOU)I HAD HAD ENOUGH FROM
TWO OTHER WIFE'S DOING THE SAME THING TO ME. AT 9 AM I
WENT TO THE APT. WITH A FRIEND, REMOVED ALL MY
BELONGING AND MOVED BACK TO THE YACHT. I REMAINED
FRIENDS WITH HER BUT THAT WAS ALL. I HAD A GIRL 27 YEARS
OLD WORKING FOR ME. HER NAME WAS MARGIE, MOTHER OF A
SMALL CHILD, JOHNNY. HER HUSBAND ALSO WORKED FOR
ME, FROM MARGIE I FOUND OUT HE WAS A CHEATER AND
A THIEF, ALSO A DRUG PERSON. SHE WANTED A DIVORCE AND
DID NOT WANT HER SON TO GROW UP WITH SUCH A FATHER. HE
WAS A BAD INFLUENCE I HELPED HER RETAIN A
LAWYER, MOVED HER AND THE BABY OUT OF A DRUG INFESTED
AREA WHERE THEY WERE LIVING ONTO MY YACHT. WE
STARTED A RELATIONSHIP WHICH WAS GREAT FOR BOTH OF
US. WE SEEMED TO LIKE THE SAME THINGS AND WE HAD MANY
HAPPY HOURS ON THE YACHT. I WAS 59 YEARS OLD NOW WE
WORKED AND PLAYED TOGETHER. WE LIVED ON THE YACHT
FOR A YEAR, THEN SOLD THE BOAT AND MOVED INTO A APT
CLOSE TO N.Y.C. WE BOTH DID NOT CARE LIVING SO CLOSE TO
THE CRIME INFECTED AREA WE WERE LIVING IN SO WE RODE
THE LEASE OUT AND THEN MOVED TO DELAWARE. WE RENTED
A APT. FOR A YEAR AND THEN PURCHASED A HOME IN
WELLINGTON WOODS . 1 BOUGHT A NEW BOAT AND A NEW CAR
AND WE HAD A HELL OF A GOOD TIME. WE WERE MARRIED AND
STARTED TRAVELING ON TRIPS TO BAR HARBOR AND
FLORIDA. MARGIE REGISTERED IN COLLEGE TO FURTHER HER
EDUCATION SO SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ME IF I EVER
GOT SICK AND COULD NOT WORK. SHE WAS PLANNING AHEAD
BUT I WASN'T. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS INVINCIBLE AND WOULD
NEVER BREAK DOWN. WE WOULD ARGUE AND FIGHT AND
DECIDED TO BRING UP. WE DIVORCED. I TOOK A APT NEAR BY TO
BE THERE IF SHE OR THE BOY NEEDED ME. IT WORKED OUT
WELL AS WE BOTH NEEDED EACH OTHER BUT COULD NOT SEEM
TO LIVE TOGETHER. WE TRIED TO GET BACK TOGETHER A FEW
TIMES BUT EACH TIME IT DID NOT WORK TILL FINALLY IN 19971
MOVED BACK INTO THE HOUSE. ON JULY 3RD A HAD FOUR
HEART ATTACKS AND OFF TO THE HOSPITAL I WENT. AFTER THE
RECOVERY I MOVED BACK INTO A TRAILER I HAD
BOUGHT. STILL THE FEELING WERE STILL THERE AND MARGIE
WOULD COME AND CHECK ON ME WITH HER DEMANDING
WAYS. JOHNNY WOULD STAY ON THE WEEKENDS. DURING MY
STAYS AT THE HOSPITALS FOR OPERATIONS ON MY LEGS SHE
WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND I WAS THERE FOR HER
AS I WAS STILL WORKING AT PFIZER AND I WOULD HELP HER
WITH THE BILLS FOR THE WELLINGTON WOODS HOUSE.
THEN THE BAD ONE WHEN MY RIGHT LEG WAS
AMPUTATED. ALTHOUGH I LOST A LEG I FOUND THE TRUE LOVE
BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. MARGIE MOVED ME OUT OF THE
TRAILER AND KNOWING I WAS UNABLE TO WORK AND BE
FINANCIAL SOUND A I USE TO BE SHE TOOK IT UPON HER SELF
TO BE THE ONE TO SUPPORT AND TAKE CARE OF ME AS
MY CHILDREN DID NOT OFFER THE SUPPORT THAN I NEEDED.
TO LOSE A LEG AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE THE PERSON YOU
WERE PRODUCES A MENTAL AND LOSS OF FELLING OF
MANHOOD. TO GIVE UP WAS IN MY MIND, BUT MARGIE ON HER
VISITS ALMOST EVERY DAY TO CHECK ON ME CARRIED ME
THRU THE WORST TIME OF MY LIFE AND THEN WHILE IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY, CAME INTO MY LIFE, A FRIEND I HOPE
FOR LIFE, A PHYSICAL THERAPIST NAMED HEATHER. SO TO END
THIS STORY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARGIE FIRST AND THEN
HEATHER WITH WHOM I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE COURAGE
TO CARRY ON AND GO ON WITH MY LIFE. I HAVE ESCAPED
DEATH SIX TIMES IN MY LIFE. I WONDER WHAT GOAL GOD HAS
PLANNED FOR ME?? AMEN
Our Thanks To Richard Meserole........
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