Lemme see I may be talking out of my ass... Nop, I'm not..
"When Curt Carlson's father was dying, he mused to his son, he could not give him the world, but Curt could instead have the United States as his sales territory. In the final days of his life Carlson could have told his daughter Marilyn Carlson Nelson, now head of the global hospitality superpower by her father's name, he leaves the world as her territory. "
"Curt Carlson remained at the helm of Carlson Companies until the Spring of 1998 when daughter Marilyn Carlson Nelson took over. The transformation was timed to coincide with the company's 60th anniversary.
Jacobs: I've never seen a man who makes the demands of what he needs from his people, but has such a marshmallow side to himself when it comes to humanity.
Minnesota financier Irwin Jacobs says he'll remember Curt Carlson as a visionary who successfully tapped the market of the masses through hard work and good ideas. Jacobs also says Carlson, who's normally associated with amassing wealth, placed an enormous premium on his family. "
There was a wrangling between the 1 son and Marilyn. Marilyn won.
the onion.