(WXYZ) — Detroit entrepreneur Dan Gilbert will not be speaking at the Mackinac Policy Conference after suffering stroke.
The 57-year-old is continuing to receive medical care at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. He was taken there late Sunday. While under hospital care, Gilbert had a stroke, according to his family.
Bill Emerson will be taking Gilbert's place at the conference. The Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy K. Barua released the following statement:
“First, the most important thing is Dan’s health. Dan and his family are in our thoughts and we are wishing him a speedy recovery. The Chamber is grateful that Dan’s colleague, Bill Emerson, will be taking his place on stage at the Conference.”
BREAKING: “First, the most important thing is Dan’s health. Dan & his family are in our thoughts & we are wishing him a speedy recovery. The Chamber is grateful that Dan’s colleague, Bill Emerson, will be taking his place on stage at the Conference.” Sandy K. Baruah, CEO DRC #6PM pic.twitter.com/9E6zAZim6d
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A statement from Jay Farner, Quicken Loans CEO, was released Monday evening saying that the Detroit businessman suffered a stroke while at the hospital Sunday. Gilbert had gone to the hospital because he wasn't feeling well. Read Farner's full statement below:
Dan Gilbert and his family are grateful for the outpouring of support following the news of his hospitalization early Sunday. We appreciate the community’s concern, and with his family’s permission, provide the following update:
Dan was not feeling well Sunday morning so he was taken to the hospital by a family friend. While under care at the hospital, he suffered a stroke and was immediately taken in for a catheter-based procedure, then moved to recovery in the Intensive Care Unit.
Dan is awake, responsive and resting comfortably. Dan and his family are immensely grateful to the doctors and nurses whose early intervention is already paying dividends toward his recovery.
We will update the public as additional details become known. Thanks to the strong culture and leadership Dan has built and grown, business at the Rock Family of Companies will continue under the normal, everyday direction of their respective CEOs.
Our collective thoughts and prayers remain with Dan for a speedy recovery.
