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Re: Hillary - Harvey-Jones Dead
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Si Edmund Hillary - conquerer of Everest dead as business leader Sir John Harvey-Jones.
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Not trying to do down Sir Edmunds achievement in any way.. Everest had claimed many lives before he made it to the top, so it was obviously no cakewalk.... however, how much harder must it have been for his sherpa - Tensing Norgay who had to do the climb and carry the heavier load to get there... he aint been knighted! Is he even still alive?
I liked Sir John H-J. He was a plain spoken hard nosed businesman who told several companies a few home truths that they didn't want to see for themselves and managed to turn around a fair part of British industry. RIP.
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Last edited by SG7nil; 11-01-08 at 13:41.
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