RIP Larry Miller - Utah Jazz owner
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Larry H. Miller, the car sales mogul who turned the Utah Jazz into one of the NBA’s most stable teams, died Friday from complications of type 2 diabetes. He was 64.
Miller was at home with his family when he passed away around 4 p.m.
Miller had a heart attack in June 2008, then spent nearly two months in the hospital for complications from diabetes. He was in a wheelchair after his release from the hospital and his medical problems continued, leading to the amputation of his legs six inches below the knee in January.
“He did everything he could to stay here, but it wasn’t to be,” said Gail Miller, Larry’s widow.
The Millers’ five children, their families and friends packed a room at the Jazz practice facility Friday night for an emotional news conference, which included several lighthearted moments with memories from Miller’s life right up until the final days.
Miller was at home with his family when he passed away around 4 p.m.
Miller had a heart attack in June 2008, then spent nearly two months in the hospital for complications from diabetes. He was in a wheelchair after his release from the hospital and his medical problems continued, leading to the amputation of his legs six inches below the knee in January.
“He did everything he could to stay here, but it wasn’t to be,” said Gail Miller, Larry’s widow.
The Millers’ five children, their families and friends packed a room at the Jazz practice facility Friday night for an emotional news conference, which included several lighthearted moments with memories from Miller’s life right up until the final days.
