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About Donald Pritzker
Donald Nicholas Pritzker (October 31, 1932 – May 6, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and member of the wealthy Pritzker family.
Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 References Early life and education Pritzker was born to a Jewish family[1] in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fanny (née Doppelt) and A. N. Pritzker. He had two older brothers: Jay Pritzker (1922 - 1999) and Robert Pritzker (1926 - 2011).[2] Pritzker studied at the Francis W. Parker School and graduated with a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from the law school at the University of Chicago.[3]
Career In 1961, after he graduated from law school, he went to work for the family company, the Marmon Group.[4] His elder brother Jay Pritzker assigned him the task of managing the Hyatt Hotel chain.[4] Donald moved to Atherton, California and went about developing the chain and soon became Hyatt's president. In 1967, the Pritzkers bought a newly built hotel in downtown Atlanta out of bankruptcy which had an unusual design consisting of a 21-story atrium lobby with external glass elevators, fountains, and caged tropical birds. Donald renamed it the Hyatt Regency Atlanta; it became an instant success and served as the architectural model for all future Hyatt hotels.[4]
Donald was credited with "setting the tone for the culture and philosophy at Hyatt" and presided over its growth from a six hotel chain to the 5th largest hotel chain in the world at the time of his death.[4]
Personal life and death See also: Pritzker family On June 10, 1958, Donald Pritzker married Sue Sandel (1932–1982),[5] daughter of Albert L. Sandel (1902–1967) and Dorothy J. Craig (1904–1998).[6] She also studied at the Francis W. Parker School and graduated from Radcliffe College.[6] They had three children:[4]
Penny Pritzker (born 1959), the 38th United States Secretary of Commerce[7] Anthony Pritzker (born 1961), managing partner of the Pritzker Group.[8][9] Jay Robert Pritzker (born 1965), managing partner of the Pritzker Group and Governor of Illinois.[10] and the 512th richest person in the world.[10] Pritzker died in 1972 at age 39 of a heart attack while playing tennis at a Hyatt hotel in Honolulu.[4][11] His wife died 10 years later in an accident at age 49.[5]
References
The Economist: "Jay Pritzker, pioneer of the modern hotel chain, died on January 23rd, aged 76"
January 28, 1999
New York Times: "Jay Pritzker, Who Built Chain Of Hyatt Hotels, Is Dead at 76" By ANTHONY RAMIREZ
January 25, 1999
Chicago Magazine: "Tremors in the Empire" By Shane Tritsch
December 2002
Los Angeles Times: "Rooms With a View : Chance Encounter Led to Creation of Rapidly Expanding Hyatt Hotels Chain' by NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
November 24, 1987
Chicago Tribune: "Mishap kills Sue Pritzker, widow of Hyatt Hotel founder, at age 49"
May 8, 1982
Ancestry.com Wedding Announcement
Jewish Daily Forward: "Penny Pritzker, Jewish Hotel Heiress, Tapped for Commerce Job – Mike Froman Gets Trade Representative Nod"
May 2, 2013
BusinessWeek profile
Milken Institute biography
Forbes Magazine Staff (September 2014). "Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker" . Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
Times, Special To The New York (9 May 1972). "DONALD N. PRITZKER" . The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Pritzker
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Donald Pritzker's Timeline
| 1932 |
October 31, 1932
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Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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| 1959 |
May 2, 1959
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Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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| 1961 |
January 7, 1961
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Santa Clara County, California, United States
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| 1965 |
January 19, 1965
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Santa Clara County, California, United States
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| 1972 |
May 6, 1972
Age 39
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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