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2007-10-22 -Obits-

Vincent DeDomenico, Rice-A-Roni co-inventor, dies at 92

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-22 19:47|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Awwwww, one of my faaavorite "anytime, anywhere" products and a US marketing icon - RIP.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-22 20:39|| 2007-10-22 20:39|| Front Page Top

#2 "He was a dreamer," said Mildred DeDomenico, 87. "He always had all these plans. He'd write them down on pieces of paper. He was a man who could never retire."

My kind of guy.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-10-22 20:53|| 2007-10-22 20:53|| Front Page Top

#3 he sounds like a helluva guy and the kind of entrepreneur we need

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-22 21:29|| 2007-10-22 21:29|| Front Page Top

#4 One of their best jingles, sung to the triumphant march from Aida:

Seventeen elephants loaded with Golden Grain -
Simply boil and drain,
Golden Grain, Golden Grain,
Who could abstain?

Heard it years and years ago & it still sticks in the mind.

Posted by lotp 2007-10-22 21:31|| 2007-10-22 21:31|| Front Page Top

#5 "We would always laugh because he would ride around the ranch in his Cadillac," Bleecher said. "He drove that car like it was a Jeep. You wouldn't want to be in the car with him."

Sounds like someone who was fun to be with. His preservation of Southern Pacific's old Northern Railway Line alone will expiate any sins he ever may have committed. Now, if only someone could rehabilitate the entire The Pacific Railway & Navigation Co. rail-line that runs up the Oregon coast. The tourist trade would be worth billions.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-22 21:41|| 2007-10-22 21:41|| Front Page Top

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