I worked for Sam and Bob (as they insisted their staff call them) back in the day in the late 80s, fresh out of the USAF.
Equity in #Chicago was a fun place to work, very contrarian, with our big investment banker types in blue jeans and sweaters, and a hidden dildo in a reception area sculpture.
I was just a bottom-feeder mailroom clerk but was always treated well and ran into Sam himself occasionally, who was always nice.
My [alleged] destiny had ultimately nothing to do with Investing and the like after all, but I do recall my days at Riverside Plaza fondly.
The day I decided to quit and go back to Greece for a year, I walked into my supervisor's office: before I said anything she said that she had the weirdest dream, that I'd walked into her office in a bathing suit and snorkel / mask and told her that I was quitting and going to Greece.
I shit you not.
Hope you are well Laura, wherever you are.
#SamZell #GraveDancer #EquityGroup
https://apnews.com/article/sam-zell-real-estate-billionaire-68dd59e71e5b4ad18308afa0b83c07f8
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies
Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as "the grave dancer" for his ability to revive moribund properties died on Thursday. He was 81. Zell died at home due to complications from a recent illness, according to Equity Group Investments, a company he founded in 1968.