family. while husband and wife were away at a company christmas party in ohio their son james huntsman, then 16 was kidnapped. a million dollar ransom was demanded and a phone call was placed to the family. it was traced to a grocery store, the kidnapper on the phone with john huntsman was grabbed by a federal agent, in the struggle the agent was stabbed in the chest and nearly died, james was returned to the family, but something that the family will never forget. business was no cakewalk, he is he rescued the company from bankruptcy and two years ago long after he retired. and they agreed to apollo management until apollo said the deal is off. would have let him fully fund his cancer ins institute, but