Jul 12
Rocky Aoki Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 12:07 · 89 words · print
Rocky Aoki, 69, a flamboyant businessman who parlayed his savings from an ice-cream truck into the international chain of Benihana Japanese steakhouses, known for the showmanship of their knife-tossing chefs, died July 10 in New York. In recent years, he said he had suffered from diabetes, hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver.
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Survivors include his third wife, Keiko Ono Aoki, whom he married in 2002; seven children from his first two wives and other liaisons; and at least four grandchildren.
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