Today's Irony: Billionaire roofing co. exec falls through roof, dies

Oeditpus Rex

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Fri Dec-21-07 07:15 PM
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Today's Irony: Billionaire roofing co. exec falls through roof, dies

MILWAUKEE � A high school dropout who became a billionaire roofing company executive and one of the nation's richest people died Friday after falling through his garage roof.

Ken Hendricks, who was 66, was the 91st richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $3.5 billion in September, according to Forbes magazine.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5397710.html

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Fri Dec-21-07 07:41 PM
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1. Physician, heal thyself...

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redqueen

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Fri Dec-21-07 07:42 PM
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2. 91st richest... with 3.5 billion?

*sigh*

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AlCzervik

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Fri Dec-21-07 07:43 PM
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3. he probably wanted it that way, you know go with your boots on.

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jmowreader

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Fri Dec-21-07 08:04 PM
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5. This guy's boots went to roofing supply stores

He started and operated ABC Supply, which is a very large chain of building materials supply stores--specializing mainly in roofing materials.

I LOVE this chain. I really do. Their stores are configured with huge fenced areas behind them, in which they just stack skid after skid of shingles. They've got ALL the bizarre colors you can't get anywhere else, and they've got the room to keep things that don't turn fast. OTOH, Home Depot/Lowe's/Menards stores only keep ultra high demand colors in stock.

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pitohui

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Fri Dec-21-07 08:24 PM
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6. i agree

hell of a lot better than checking out after 18 months of chemo or something

he had a great life, he was a success, he did what he was intended to do, it was actually something useful, and as you say went with his boots on

who among us would not wish for this?

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evlbstrd

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Fri Dec-21-07 08:00 PM
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4. Sounds like he was a good man.

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Berentson said he told her magazine last year that one of his most rewarding moments came at an annual managers meeting for ABC Supply.

"I gave my motivational talk and then I asked, 'How many people here started as a forklift operator, a warehouse person, a roof loader, or a truck driver?'" he said. "We had 600 people and almost half of them stood up."

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