Destinul - exista sau nu?

Roofing billionaire dies after fall through roof
Wisconsin mogul had net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes
The Associated Press
updated 12:25 p.m. CT, Fri., Dec. 21, 2007

BELOIT, Wis. - The 91st richest man in the U.S., a roofing company billionaire, has died after falling through his home garage's roof, local authorities said Friday.

Ken Hendricks, 66, was checking on construction on the roof over his garage at his home in the town of Rock Thursday night when he fell through, Rock County Sheriff's Department commander Troy Knudson said. He suffered massive head injuries, according to his company, ABC Supply Co.

Hendricks' wife called authorities and attempted CPR on her husband, he said. Hendricks was taken first to a Beloit hospital and then transferred to Rockford Memorial Hospital in Winnebago County, Ill.

He was pronounced dead there early Friday morning, Winnebago County coroner Sue Fiduccia said. An autopsy is planned for Friday.

Hendricks was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, the self-described nation's largest wholesale distributor of roofing. The Beloit-based company does about $3 billion in business a year.

Hendricks had a net worth of $3.5 billion in September, according to Forbes magazine. That made him the country's 91st richest person, according to the magazine's ranking of American billionaires.

But he seemed unfazed by his wealth.

"It doesn't make any difference to me: I can't spend it," Hendricks said in an interview with Inc.com in September 2006. "I'd have to sell the company, and I'll sell the company over my dead body."

Hendricks, the son of a Janesville roofer, worked side-by-side with his father growing up. A high school dropout, he started his own roofing business at age 21, according to his biography on ABC Supply's Web site.

Tired of having to deal with multiple suppliers scattered around the country, he and his wife, Diane, started a national supply distribution chain in 1982.

The company celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, with 6,000 employees in 390 locations nationwide.

"This is an enormous tragedy and a great loss to the family, associates and the community," ABC Supply said in a statement.

Hendricks and his wife also owned a variety of companies through the Hendricks Holding Co. and a property development group with more than 25 million square feet of industrial and commercial real estate.

The couple had seven children, according to their biographies.

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Ce tare, tocmai cand ma gandeam si io sa deschid prezentul topic, mi-a luat fatza fratele meu de peste mari si tari cu topicul lui cu destinul si bietul om cazut prin acoperis Deci.....destinul.....o problema care a framantat, framanta si cred ca va mai framanta mult timp omenirea.....exista sau nu? Sau cu alte cuvinte: destinul ne e scris undeva (a.k.a. in stele) sau ni-l facem singuri? Ca de obicei banuiesc ca parerile vor fi impartite, dar sa vedem cum sunt impartite! Io unu sincer va spun ca nu stiu ce sa cred.....mi-e greu sa cred ca exista, dar mi-e la fel de greu sa cred si ca nu exista.....sunt intr-o ceatza totala.....poate raspunsurile din acest topic vor mai risipi cat de cat ceatza asta, ca nu vad nici la 10m in fata....

Ma rog, e bine si-asa bro.....mi-a venit si mie in gand sa postez aici in topicul tau, dar am decis sa fac totusi unul nou, crezand ca va fi remarcat mai bine, subiectul topicului tau fiind unul f. banal si singular......acuma subiectul meu va depinde de audienta topicului tau.....nu prea-i ok, dar treaca de la mine....

In cazuri din acestea poti spune ca asa i-a fost scris.Morala este ca inceputul si sfarsitul nu depind de noi, dar ce se intampla pe parcurs da.

El alege sa fii sanatos sau sa te nasti cu probleme de sanatate.

Ma refeream ca nu te nasti si nici nu mori cand vrei tu.

momentul sfarsitului (in cazul in care nu are loc niciun accident) este strans legat de starea sanatatii iar cum fumatul deterioreaza sanatatea inseamna ca momentul finalul depinde de faptul ca fumezi sau nu adica de o alegere pe care o faci pe parcursul vietii (alegere care ai spus ca depinde de noi)