Bills owner Terry Pegula involved his daughter Laura in the team’s ownership following his wife Kim’s frightening health issues.
The Athletic reported Mr. Terry, 73, transferred a small amount of Bills notes to Mr. Laura on Wednesday, three days after Mr. Terry became Mr. Kim’s conservator following Mr. Kim’s 2022 heart attack last year.
According to The Athletic, the couple once owned the Bills 50-50. They also own Buffalo Sabre.
“Kim will not be returning to either team’s front office,” a longtime Pegula family insider told The Athletic.
Laura, 41, Terry’s daughter from his first marriage, represented the family during NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s league address at the owners conference in Orlando last month, the report said. .
According to reports, Laura has become “more visible” over the past year.
That included sitting in on a Q&A session with Bills and Sabers employees, representing the team at Commissioner Roger Goodell’s NFL State of the Union address, and the Sabers hiring new head coach Lindy Ruff last month. This also includes being the only person to attend a presentation.
However, The Athletic reported that employees, including executives, were confused and “uncertain about Kim’s prognosis and Laura’s role.”
Tennis star Jessica Pegula, daughter of Terry and Kim, opened up about her 54-year-old mother’s condition in an essay. For Players Tribune February of last year.
“She suffers from severe expressive aphasia and significant memory loss,” Jessica wrote at the time. “She can read, write, and understand pretty well, but she has trouble finding the words to respond. It’s difficult to deal with and it takes a lot of patience to communicate with her, but it’s still difficult to communicate with her.” I thank God every day that I am able to do this. Considering where she started, the doctors continue to be amazed at her recovery and her determination is the driving force behind it.”
In the same article, Jessica wrote about becoming the president of the Bills and Sabers when her playing career ended.
However, shortly after Jessica’s essay was published, The Athletic reported that Jessica’s husband, Taylor Gahagen, had been fired by Terry as director of corporate development.
And during the same period, Laura was given Bills stock.
