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Article: Rooney's death spawns uncertainty
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- Indianapolis Business Journal
- Article date:
- October 6, 2008
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After the unexpected death of insurance magnate J. Patrick Rooney, two organizations he led until the day he died are scrambling to figure out who will lead them into the future.
Rooney, 80, worked a full day on Friday, Sept. 12, still holding the positions of president at both Medical Savings Insurance Co. and the Fairness Foundation. He attended church on Sunday. Sept. 14, before dying in his sleep that night.
Rooney was far more than the top executive at the two Indianapolis organizations. His unique mix of moral, political and business visions formed the foundation of both Medical Savings, which sells health insurance combined with health savings accounts, and the Fairness Foundadon, ...