Positive stories of CEOs and businessmen seem to be far and few between these days. He was passionate about the city of Detroit and served a critical role in the city’s comeback, investing time, effort, and resources to help craft a better vision for Detroit.” “Mike Ilitch stood as a powerhouse in so many ways across Michigan, and we are a better state today because of the positive differences he made in our communities. Local judge Damon Keith said, “ kept pushing Detroit, and had it not been for them, I am saying, Detroit would not be in the renaissance that they’re in now.” Even Michigan Governor Rick Snyder issued a statement noting: Along with owning the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, he kept the Little Caesars headquarters there and did a great deal to help pull the city out of the recession.
Ilitch is also being praised for his dedication to the city of Detroit. The story was made public a few years ago, but it has received more attention since Ilitch’s death, similar to the stories of generosity that came to light after George Michael’s passing. Ilitch continued to pay Parks’ rent until her death in 2005. After Rosa Parks, a Civil Rights icon known for refusing to give up her bus seat in segregated Alabama, was assaulted in her home in Detroit in 1994, community leaders worked to find her a safer apartment to live in, and Ilitch offered to pay her rent indefinitely.
Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, passed away on February 10th, and since his death, news of his secret generosity has come to light. What do Rosa Parks and Little Caesars Pizza have in common? More than you might think.
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