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Wisconsin billionare killed falling through floor
the Milwakee Journal Sentinel ^ | FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2007, 1:09 p.m. | By Rick Romell

Posted on 12/21/2007 9:04:30 PM PST by hercuroc

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1 posted on 12/21/2007 9:04:30 PM PST by hercuroc
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A tragic end to a life well-lived.


2 posted on 12/21/2007 9:15:16 PM PST by devere
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To: hercuroc

I think I read about this man in a recent Reader’s Digest. What a shame and a sad loss.


3 posted on 12/21/2007 9:15:19 PM PST by ItisaReligionofPeace
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blue tarps over holes in the floor? um, how about some ropes or caution tape? or maybe a sign? how come there are plenty of "wet paint" signs, but no "hole in the floor" signs?

tragic loss.

4 posted on 12/21/2007 9:17:26 PM PST by thefactor
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To: hercuroc

What a shame. Prayers for his family.


5 posted on 12/21/2007 9:18:08 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: hercuroc
"it appears he fell through one of those tarps," Knudson said.

I feel compelled to point out that "tarp"
is an anagram for "trap."
Coincidence?


6 posted on 12/21/2007 9:24:27 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: hercuroc

Yikes. RIP.


7 posted on 12/21/2007 9:24:31 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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To: hercuroc

Gravity wins every time.


8 posted on 12/21/2007 9:25:35 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken (Seldom right but never in doubt)
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To: thefactor

Not floor — roof! What the hell was he doing on a roof at
10:00 PM. NO reason for the contractor to put up caution tape in an area where a normal person would not go.
He should have known better.
After a Christmas Party?


9 posted on 12/21/2007 9:28:10 PM PST by TaMoDee
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To: devere

a good example of what can be achieved through hard work and perseverence...

God Bless him


10 posted on 12/21/2007 9:29:11 PM PST by hercuroc
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To: TaMoDee; hercuroc

>>>Not floor — roof! What the hell was he doing on a roof at
10:00 PM

Thereby ceiling his own fate.


11 posted on 12/21/2007 9:31:40 PM PST by tlb
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Ken Hendricks, a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his roof.

The Rock County Sheriff’s Department said the 66-year-old was checking on construction on his roof Thursday at about 10 p.m. and fell through.

This is from a different website...


12 posted on 12/21/2007 9:32:02 PM PST by hercuroc
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Guys like these run the economy and create jobs.

Democrats/liberals demonize and steal from these guys to give their hard earned money to parasites and beggars on welfare.

This guy is worth billions. How can a smart guy like this just die in a dumb accident like this? No investigation of foul play? Cops are idiots.


13 posted on 12/21/2007 9:35:41 PM PST by Democrat_media (Democrats are communists/Socialists.Socialism is an economic disaster.)
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To: hercuroc

Guys like this guy run the economy and create jobs.

Democrats/liberals demonize and steal from these guys to give their hard earned money to parasites and beggars on welfare.

This guy is worth billions. How can a smart guy like this just die in a dumb accident like this? No investigation of foul play? Cops are idiots.


14 posted on 12/21/2007 9:37:27 PM PST by Democrat_media (Democrats are communists/Socialists.Socialism is an economic disaster.)
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To: hercuroc

HENDRICKS, KEN
BELOIT, WI 53511
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS (R) $300
primary 12/22/00

I assume this is the same man.

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=BELOIT&st=WI&last=Hendricks&first=Ken


15 posted on 12/21/2007 9:55:53 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't
uh, whoa.....

16 posted on 12/21/2007 10:43:29 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: hercuroc

Sounds like a hell of a guy, I’ve bought many an item from ABC. After hearing this, Im happy I bought from him. God rest his soul.


17 posted on 12/22/2007 3:14:52 AM PST by Bastiat_Fan (Please don't call me a PaulTard... Surrender Monkey is in much better taste)
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Ken Hendricks, a high school dropout who made himself into a billionaire, died early Friday after falling through a hole in a floor on an addition being built at his Rock County home.

Luke 12

15Then [Jesus] said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
16And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
18"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
20"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
21"This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

We must hope Mr. Hendricks did not personally fulfill this Scripture.

18 posted on 12/22/2007 6:00:43 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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Are you calling the recently deceased greedy ?

Or do you just have something against the fruits of hard work intelligence and frugality ?

Honestly the timing and tone of this is beyond the pale of decency.

At least let the body grow cold first.


19 posted on 12/22/2007 7:34:39 AM PST by festus (Fred Thompson '08)
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You’ve picked a fight with me, but I’ll not join in. Instead, please accept my earnest good wishes for a happy holiday season.


20 posted on 12/22/2007 9:08:13 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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