The expressions of sorrow and accolades for Jim Crown came from all over Monday, including the White House. “When Jim and Paula Crown joined us at the White House last week for a State Dinner,.
The chairman and CEO of Henry Crown, and managing partner of Aspen Skiing Co., missed a turn at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek and struck an impact barrier, according to the Pitkin County Coroner s Office.
"Jim gave back to the city through philanthropy and leadership on a number of civic and academic boards as he was deeply committed to investing in Chicago and its people," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Jim Crown died Sunday on a Woody Creek race track, on his 70th birthday. The chairman and CEO of Henry Crown, and managing partner of Aspen Skiing Co., struck an impact barrier in a single-vehicle.