Say good-bye to Mr. I. No one outskates the clock in this life, and Ilitch’s time came to an end Friday, at 87, after several years of shaky health. Although his billionaire empire — two major sports teams, a massive food business, theaters, stadiums, entertainment venues and a stream of charities — was enormous, Ilitch himself seemed to wither toward the end, battling health issues, his face gaunter, his suits hanging looser, as if the air were slowly escaping from his joyous balloon. i never knew he was huge into real-estate, started pizza in the 50's when no one believed in that business at the time, and i never knew when Steve Yzerman, for example, decided to break out on his own, he felt compelled to first visit the Ilitches at their home and explain himself. It was so emotional, Ilitch told me, that his wife, Marian, couldn’t come out of a back room because she’d start to cry.
1 Comment
Mr. Daly
3/5/2017 04:09:08 pm
great points... humble to the end... lessons for all. I sure hope Stevie Y. comes back to lead the Wings as our GM at some point in time in the future.:-)
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am a current senior at lakeshore high school class of 2017, I am 18 with a job at kimastle where I work on CAD for the automotive industry Archives
March 2017
Categories |