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Article: Mall magnate, Pacers owner Melvin Simon dies at 82
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- September 16, 2009
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Melvin Simon, the son of a New York City tailor who started what is now the country's largest shopping mall company and owned the NBA's Indiana Pacers with his brother, died Wednesday, a spokesman said. He was 82.
Les Morris, a spokesman for Simon Property Group, which Simon spent nearly 40 years leading, confirmed Simon's death but said he could not discuss the circumstances. Simon had not made any public appearances in recent months and his brother had asked for prayers for him at a July event during which the two were honored as Indiana legends.
Simon Property Group has full or partial ownership of more than 300 shopping malls in the United States, Europe and Japan. Simon's ...