Crazy John's founder John Ilhan dead at 42

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Oct 22nd 2007, 10:27 pm

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Re: Crazy John's founder John Ilhan dead at 42

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No arguments from me. Some people just love stress and constant work. Not me though

Couldn't agree more!!

Oct 22nd 2007, 11:02 pm

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Hard work never killed anyone?
Ask the guys on the Burma railway, Soviet gulags, Panama canal etc what they think about that statement!

Easy Tiger - I was taking the piss!

Oct 24th 2007, 12:46 pm

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Re: Crazy John's founder John Ilhan dead at 42

Heavy smoker apparently:

"Aged just 42, Mr Ilhan is understood to have been a heavy smoker who was in the process of quitting over the past 12 months."

http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...93-462,00.html

Oct 24th 2007, 12:52 pm

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I am completely shattered at this news. I was having coffee with him only yesterday.

what on earth did you say to him!!!!!!!

Oct 24th 2007, 1:38 pm

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If he was a heavy smoker and had say, an hereditary heart problem then that is a lethal combination.

Oct 24th 2007, 6:19 pm

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Re: Crazy John's founder John Ilhan dead at 42

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Originally Posted by renth

Heavy smoker apparently:

"Aged just 42, Mr Ilhan is understood to have been a heavy smoker who was in the process of quitting over the past 12 months."

http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...93-462,00.html

In other words, he'd thought about it but didn't really want to.