Outpouring of love on Twitter for Mike Ilitch
Red Wings owner, dead at age 87, shown respect by teams, players, fans, media
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Beloved Detroit Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch, who also owned Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers and founded the Little Caesars pizza chain, passed away at age 87 on Friday and the outpouring of love showed on social media.
NHL teams and players (both former and current) were not the only ones to pay their respects as fans, media personalities and others tweeted about Ilitch , a man who lived one incredible life.
Here is a small sampling of the reaction: