Those who knew Mike Ilitch, the Little Caesars founder and Detroit Tigers owner who died last Friday, have spent the past few days fondly remembering his impact on friends, on Detroit residents It’s from Little Caesars Enterprises to Riverfront Apartments, and I know it was just one of many,” said Keith, 91, who has been a U.S. Court of Appeals judge in Detroit for the last 46 years. “It’s important that people know what Mr. Mike Ilitch did for Ms. Rosa Parks because it’s symbolic of what he has always done for the people of It's unknown exactly how long Ilitch paid for Parks' rent. Parks dealt with fiscal woes during the final years of her life in Detroit and faced eviction from her home in 2002 (though her longtime Rosa Parks (Source: CNN) (WMC) - In the wake of Mike Ilitch's death last Friday, reports are now surfacing that the Little Caesars founder and Detroit Tigers owner quietly supported the woman who launched the American civil rights movement. Keith even showed the reporter a copy of a 1994 check for $2,000 from Little Caesars Enterprises to Riverfront Apartments. It has taken on a new life in light of Ilitch's death on Friday at the This is how Little Caesars' late founder Mike Ilitch came to help a civil rights icon when she was in need. Why Little Caesars pizza founder Mike Ilitch paid Rosa Parks' rent. Civil rights After Ilitch read about Parks’ search in the newspaper, he contacted Keith and offered to pay for Parks’ rent ($2,000 a month) in perpetuity. In total, Ilitch paid for Parks’ rent from 1994 until her death in 2005. Little Caesars' Billionaire Founder Mike Ilitch Paid Rosa Parks's Rent for Years Some feel-good news in the world of fast food magnates By Kate Sullivan Published: Feb 16, 2017 10:06 AM EST Little Caesars founder and sports team owner Mike Ilitch was known for his number of contributions to the Detroit community, but many were unaware he quietly helped a civil rights icon. 24/7 Live Little Caesars Founder Paid Rosa Parks’ Rent For Over A Decade After a 1994 burglary, Detroit businessman Mike Ilitch offered to pay Parks' housing for as long as necessary. Here's a heartwarming story you may have missed about the team owner and pizza magnate: Ilitch reportedly once paid for civil rights activist Rosa Parks' rent when she moved into Riverfront In 1955, Rosa Parks very publicly changed the lives of countless others. In 1994, one person secretly helped to change hers. When Parks was assaulted and robbed in her home at the age of 81, the founder of Little Caesars (and the owner of both the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings) stepped up. Mike Illitch, the owner of Little Caesars, passed away at the age of 87, on February 10, and with his passing has resurfaced the story of how he came to help out Rosa Parks live out the rest of Mike Ilitch didn't only own the $5 pie pizza chain but also the Detroit Tigers. He was an extremely influential and deeply involved member of the city he called home, his friends and family, and the sports community at large. Giving In Silence: For Decades, Little Caesars Pizza Founder Paid Rosa Parks’ Rent Paying Rosa Parks’ rent was one the entrepreneur's many generous actions. He died last week at the age of 87. "Mike Ilitch Paid for Rosa Parks' Housing for More Than a Decade." 11 February 2017. UPI. "Little Caesars Founder Earns Vets Award." 18 September 2007. Press Release. "Veterans Affairs Secretary They met in Detroit under terrible circumstances. “Rosa Parks Robbed and Beaten,” read the headline in The New York Times (paywall). After a man broke into her home one evening in August 1994 A federal judge, Damon Keith, spoke out about this, and help came from an unlikely source: Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars. Ilitch paid for her to move to a new secure high-rise and offered to keep paying the rent for the rest of her life (in her final years, a church would pay her rent, and then the building owner finally let her Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesar’s, quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ rent after learning she had been robbed and assaulted in her home at the age of 81 in 1994. He helped her move to a safer neighborhood and continued to pay her rent until she died in 2005. Mike Ilitch was known for being the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, but he quietly made a difference in the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
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