Former Pistons GM Jack McCloskey dies after battle with Alzheimer's

https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2017/05/18/detroit-pistons-jack-mccloskey-alzhimers-disease/328728001/ Former Pistons GM Jack McCloskey dies after battle with Alzheimer's Perry A. Farrell | Detroit Free Press Jack McCloskey, the architect of the Detroit Pistons' back-to-back championship teams in 1989-90, has died after battling Alzheimer's. The Pistons announced late Thursday that McCloskey, 91, died in Savannah, Ga., where he had been staying at Insignia Personal Care Home , a facility that caters to Alzheimer's and dementia patients. McCloskey was nicknamed “Trader Jack” for his many astute trades during his tenure as the team’s general manager in 1979-92. “He has his good days and not so good days,’’ his wife, Leslie, said last month. “Some days he’s very happy and talks to everybody. Then some days he’s just very tired. You never know. He’s not really eating a lot. I go over every day. Today I took a bunch of food from home to see if I could make h...