James “Buster” Corley, one of many co-founders of the Dave & Buster’s chain, suffered a traumatic mind damage months earlier than his obvious suicide — and his daughter says it modified him deeply.
Kate Corley tells TMZ … her father suffered a stroke 4 months in the past that affected his communication abilities, and the a part of his mind related to persona.
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As we reported … Buster died Monday, on his 72nd birthday, from what cops are calling an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Dallas say he was shot in his house earlier than being taken to an area hospital the place he died.
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Buster’s daughter is remembering her dad as “somebody who cared about folks, energetic, charismatic” … and she or he desires folks to deal with his legacy as a D&B co-founder and never his loss of life.
She provides, “Having him as a dad was epic. I acquired to see personally how many individuals he helped and an trade he created. He handled everybody the identical, everybody mattered to him irrespective of who it was. The very first thing he did when he retired was thank his spouse and at all times mentioned he couldn’t have achieved it with out her. He is a legend and the good particular person on Earth.”
James opened the primary Dave & Buster’s in Dallas means again in 1982, alongside together with his enterprise associate David Corriveau and went on to open greater than 140 areas throughout the nation.
James was 72.
RIP
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