James “Buster” Coley, 72, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Dallas Monday, local ABC affiliate WFAA reported.
The co-founder of the popular arcade restaurant chain Dave & Buster’s has died in an apparent suicide, according to local reports and a company statement.
“Buster Coley had a stroke four months ago that caused severe damage to the communication and personality part of his brain,” Kate Corley said in a statement to the station. “The family asks for privacy during this time.” A spokesperson for the company, which the business partners sold years ago, remembered Coley for “his easy laugh” and “deep care” for those who worked for him.
Coley and Corriveau had owned and operated businesses — Coley, a restaurant, and Corriveau, an arcade — doors down from each other in the late 1970s. They noticed they often shared customers looking to make a day of dining out and playing games and came up with the idea to create one establishment with both attractions.
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