Legendary hotelier Harris Rosen in front of the Rosen Medical Center, a one-of-a-kind clinic and wellness center for his employees and their families, located at The Rosen Inn, photographed Feb. 22, 2018. The Rosen Inn is the original property he purchased that started his Central Florida empire of hotels and convention space. (Joe Burbank/Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen at his office on International Drive, on Aug. 19, 2011. Rosen Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to triple the size of its in-house associate medical facility, which provides direct care to employees so the company can save on medical costs. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Sentinel archive)

Legendary Central Florida hotelier Harris Rosen takes an inaurgural swim in the newly renamed Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center, July 24, 2018. The landmark swim facility on International Drive was saved from bankruptcy by Rosen in the 1990s; he swims there everyday. (Joe Burbank/Sentinel archive)

Harris Rosen, Rosen Hotels & Resorts President and COO, greets the graduates before the graduation ceremony for an English Language Learning Pilot Program, at the Rosen Centre, on June 6, 2023.
On hundred and twenty-two Rosen Hotels & Resorts employees took part in the 9-month program that was a partnership that also included Orange County and UCF Global. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Sentinel archive)

Mark NeJame, left, introduces Harris Rosen during Runway to Hope’s 10th Annual Spring Soiree charity event, presented by The Adam Michael Rosen Foundation to support Central Florida families fighting pediatric cancer, April 2, 2022, in Orlando. (Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen takes a bite of the Rosen Perfect Pizza, on Nov. 4, 2011. Hotelier Harris Rosen has signed a big contract — but it’s got nothing to do with lodging. Rosen managed to get his “Rosen’s Perfect Pizzas” onto the lunch menu at 53 Orange County schools. The pizza line, which is made of healthy ingredients and already served at Rosen’s hotel delis, is a passion of Rosen’s that plays into his health nut persona. Profits from the sales of the pizza to the schools will go to pay for college scholarships through the Rosen Foundation. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Sentinel archive)

Local commnity leaders including Bill Sublette, Chairman, Orange County School Board (4th from left),Kat Gordon, School Board Member, (center), Orange County School Superintendent Barbara Jenkins (4th from right, and Harris Rosen, hotelier and philanthropist (3rd from right) on Jan. 24, 2015. They were on hand to break ground on the new Downtown PS8 school that will be built in Parramore. The pre-school through 8th gade school is being built in collaboration with the Rosen Foundation, UCF, Valencia College, and the Boys & Girls Club. (Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen at one of his I-Drive Hotels on Jan. 5, 2012. (Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen at one of his I-Drive Hotels Jan. 5, 2012 (Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen stands outside of his newly named Rosen Inn in Orlando on Aug. 12, 2013. (Sentinel archive)

Harris Rosen is shown at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort during the “topping off” ceremony to celebrate the progress being made at the resort which is next to the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Oct. 7, 2005. (Sentinel archive)

Hotelier Harris Rosen talks with staff Dr. Ramona Hunt at his Rosen Medical Center on Nov. 15, 2013. He is a champion of his own health and his employees’ health. By running his own employee medical clinic, he saves hundreds of thousands in health care costs. (Sentinel archive)

Harris Rosen at Jack’s Place on Jan. 27, 2009 inside of the Rosen Plaza Hotel. (Sentinel archive)