Roofing Mogul Dies After Fall From Roof

[FoBoT]

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

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.

Hendricks was unfazed by his wealth.

"It doesn't make any difference to me: I can't spend it," he said in an interview with Inc. magazine in September 2006. "I'd have to sell the company, and I'll sell the company over my dead body."

Hendricks was checking on construction on his garage roof in the town of Rock about late Thursday when he fell through, Rock County Sheriff's Department commander Troy Knudson said.

He suffered massive head injuries and died in surgery Friday at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Winnebago County, Ill., according to his company and county authorities.

bummer

 

[isekii]

must of been a helluva garage.

how high are garages anyhow ? 10-15ft at the most ?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: isekii
must of been a helluva garage.

how high are garages anyhow ? 10-15ft at the most ?

If you land on your head......10-15ft can be very fatal

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: isekii
must of been a helluva garage.

how high are garages anyhow ? 10-15ft at the most ?

One whacked head on a rafter and another whacked head on the cement, I'm guessing, and the guy was in his sixties.

Or it could've been a huge garage, he was rich, after all.

 

[IGBT]

..happens to a lot of ham op's too. spend all day working on antennas. step back to admire your work and over the side you go.

 

[gorcorps]

Topic Summary: ironing

maybe you mean... irony? It doesn't sound like he was trying to get wrinkles out of his clothes up there.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Topic Summary: ironing

maybe you mean... irony? It doesn't sound like he was trying to get wrinkles out of his clothes up there.

oh the ironing

 

[Pocatello]

Sad and ironing!

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Topic Summary: ironing

maybe you mean... irony? It doesn't sound like he was trying to get wrinkles out of his clothes up there.

no, this is irony

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/now_dog/irony.jpg

 

[IronWing]

Mr. Kohler must be nervous.

 

[ballmode]

Thats an example of "working to death"

 

[Lounatik]

Ahh,the ironing is delicious.

Peace

Lounatik