| R.I.P. Hooters..........................................Chairman Found Dead [message #1085822] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 03:20 |
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July 16, 2006, 8:19PM
Hooters chairman Brooks found dead
© 2006 The Associated Press
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Robert Brooks, the chairman of Hooters of
America, Inc. who made his fortune selling chicken wings served by
scantily clad waitresses, was found dead at his home Sunday, officials
said. He was 69.
It was unclear how Brooks died, but the Horry County coroner's office
told The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News that an autopsy would be performed
Monday.
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Several calls to the coroner's office by The Associated Press were
unanswered.
Chris Hardwick, owner of Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris, told the AP
he was handling Brooks' funeral arrangements.
Since opening its first store in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983, the
chain has expanded across the United States and into more than a dozen
foreign countries ranging from Taiwan to Venezuela. Hooters has about
61 million annual visitors to its some 425 restaurants.
Brooks, born on a tobacco farm outside Loris near Myrtle Beach,
founded Eastern Foods Inc., which makes dressings and sauces, in 1966.
With a group of Atlanta investors, Brooks bought expansion and
franchise rights for the Hooters chain in 1984. He eventually bought
majority control and became chairman.
Brooks was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce in 1996, according to the company's Web site.
Area business leaders remembered Brooks as a sharp businessman with a
down-home flair, who never forgot where he came from.
"Whenever I saw him, the first question and usually the last question
from him was, 'What can I do to help ya?'" said Brad Dean, president
of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
He also shared his wealth, giving $2 million to Coastal Carolina
University for its first football stadium, which was named Brooks
Stadium in 2003.
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| Re: R.I.P. Hooters..........................................ChairmanFound Dead [message #1085827 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 03:20 |
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~Îñ©üßü§~ wrote:
> July 16, 2006, 8:19PM
> Hooters chairman Brooks found dead
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> He was 69.
How ironic.
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| Re: R.I.P. Hooters..........................................ChairmanFound Dead [message #1085832 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 03:20 |
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Scott Henrichs wrote:
>> Hooters chairman Brooks found dead
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>> He was 69.
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> How ironic.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Rockboy
I don't care what you say
I'm tired of fucking you anyway
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| Re: R.I.P. Hooters..........................................Chairman Found Dead [message #1085835 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 03:20 |
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~=CE=F1=A9=FC=DF=FC=A7~ wrote:
> July 16, 2006, 8:19PM
> Hooters chairman Brooks found dead
Can't wait to see the 21 (big)gun salute...
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| Re: R.I.P. Hooters..........................................Chairman Found Dead [message #1085848 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 03:20 |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:24:28 GMT, Rockboy <rockboy [at] rockboy.net> wrote:
>Scott Henrichs wrote:
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>>> Hooters chairman Brooks found dead
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>>> He was 69.
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>> How ironic.
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>You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
We already know you do not think
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