A grocery store owner and real estate investor , Robert later became an honorary consul to Lebanon and lived in the mansion until his death in 2000 .
Robert recalled that as a young boy he vowed to one day own the house .
A grocery store owner and real estate investor , Robert later became an honorary consul to Lebanon and lived in the mansion until Robert 's death in 2000 .
Robert recalled that as a young boy he vowed to one day own the house .