Roofing Tycoon Falls Through Own Roof

Roofing Tycoon Dies After Falling Through Own Roof

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(AP) A high school dropout who became a billionaire roofing company executive and one of the nation's richest people died Friday after falling through his garage roof.

Ken Hendricks, who was 66, was the 91st richest man in the U.S. with a net worth of $3.5 billion in September, according to Forbes magazine.

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[edit on 22-12-2007 by Palasheea]

The very definition of IRONY.

Here's a high school dropout who made BILLIONS of dollars after starting up his own roofing company and then dies after falling through the roof of his OWN garage that he was inspecting while routine repair work was being done on it.

When I read story's like this, I sometimes wonder if perhaps in the grand scheme of things, nothing is really an accident and that some things are meant to happen. This one seemed as if it was tailored made waaaaay ahead of time for this man to die this way.

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[edit on 22-12-2007 by Palasheea]