Quote Originally Posted by emu steve View Post

Quote Originally Posted by downtownguy View Post
Mrs. I always called the shots. Her financial acumen has more to do with the success of the pizza empire than anything Mikey has done.
That is a good point.

The Ilitch operation will not end when Mr. Ilitch dies.
Perhaps, not, but it will certainly not be the same.

Mrs. I was very conservative with the finances. When the CoPa was coming together, Ilitch was having a hard time getting a mortgage. Mrs. I didn't want him to use the family's emprire as collateral, but local banks weren't comfortable with the amount of the mortgage either. He ended up getting a consortium of banks led by the Japanese to give him the mortgage, but only after the County allowed him to use the proceeds of the [[County-owned) parking structure as collateral.

As for what happened post Mr. & Mrs. I, the kids have not always gotten along when it came to the family biz. Remember the showdown years ago between the girls [[Mrs. I and daughter Denise) and the boys [[Mr. I and Christopher)? It could be smooth sailing, or it could be a train wreck. Nobody knows.