ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – First Midwest Group Founder Sunil Puri, 65, died Sunday from head and neck cancer, according to his family.
Born in Bombay, India in 1960, Puri moved to Rockford in 1979. Five years later he founded First Midwest Group, a commercial real estate development firm.
In 2000, his respected business savvy led him to accompany former President Bill Clinton on a trade exploration trip to South Asia. The two men formed a friendship during that time…