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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 DETROIT — When the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Mike Ilitch reportedly once paid the rent of civil rights activist Rosa Parks when she moved into a Detroit The founder of Little Caesars used to pay Rosa Parks’ rent when she lived in Detroit in the 90s. I’ll never turn down their pizza. — the boy (@briskybe) July 11, 2018 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 This is how Little Caesars' late founder Mike Ilitch came to help a civil rights icon when she was in need. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks sits in a 1950s-era bus in Alabama, in this 1995 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. 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 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. 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. The story also shows a picture of Keith with a copy of a $2,000 check that Ilitch's Little Caesars “It’s important that people know what Mr. Mike Ilitch did for Ms. Rosa Parks because it "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 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. 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. It has taken on a new life in light of Ilitch's death on Friday at the age of 87. Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley posted on Facebook a link to an article on the subject on Friday. The Little Caesars Amateur Hockey Program, established by Ilitch in 1968, helped thousands of children. [50] Additionally, Ilitch Charities for Children was founded in 2000 as a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of children in the areas of health, education, and recreation. 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 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, 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. Little Caesars’ founder Michael Ilitch, who passed away this past Friday, personally paid Rosa Parks’ rent for more than ten years. ABC affiliate WXYZ reports
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