Vic: History will clear Pratt's name, says Lipski

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2009
Vic: History will clear Pratt's name, says Lipski

Businessman RICHARD PRATT's lifetime friend and chief executive of the Pratt Foundation
.. SAM LIPSKI .. has told mourners history will vindicate the billionaire .. who died
on Tuesday.

In the days since the 74 year-old PRATT died of prostate cancer .. Mr LIPSKI has led
the fight to clear his name after the cardboard king was fined a record 36 million dollars
for price-fixing.

The service heard that one of Mr PRATT's last acts was to pay for a blind woman to
go to the United States to collect a specialist guide dog that is unavailable in Australia.

Politicians .. including Victorian Premier JOHN BRUMBY .. captains of industry .. sports
stars .. and music identities mixed with everyday Australians who came to say their farewells.

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KEYWORD: PRATT (MELBOURNE)

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