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Tinkham Veale II, industrialist, horseman and philanthropist ......
Obit in Cleveland Plain Dealer, 9/19/2012
Gates Mills -- Tinkham Veale liked to say, "Business is business; isn't it fun?"
Veale, a leading industrialist, horseman and benefactor, died Tuesday at Fair Elm Farm, his long-time estate in Gates Mills.
He was 97.
Known as Tink or sometimes TV, he preached "corporate partnerships" at Alco Standard, Sudbury and other conglomerates.
Tinkham veale biography of mahatma
He persuaded hundreds of entrepreneurs to sell him their businesses, keep running them but delegate the paperwork to the "shiny pants" at the central office.
"He hired people and let them do their things," said Dan Harrington, president of HTV Industries in Pepper Pike, which Veale chaired.
The chairman once argued with Harrington about a decision, then said, "I agree with you. I just wanted to see how firmly you believed it."
Jim Judelson, retired president of Gulf and Western, often partnered with Veale in investments.
Said Judelson, "He enjoyed life. We used to bet who'd have the better year in th