[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Ken Macke

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Ken Macke
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   Kenneth A. Macke left us too early at age 69. He was one of the greats
   that built what is now Target Corporation after many years of learning
   his craft at Dayton's. I worked there during many of those years. He
   served as the then named Dayton-Hudson Corporation's Chief Executive
   from 1984 to 1994.
   Like, say, a Jackie Gleason, Macke was a natural. He loved retail, and
   it seemed everyone loved him. He was just a kid from Iowa who went to
   college on a football scholarship, then joined Daytons back when it
   was just three stores - Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Southdale. That,
   hard work, and a parallel commitment to his community produced one of
   Minnesota's finest.