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Jerome York (1938 - 2010)
By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writers DETROIT Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71. He died at POH Regional Medical Center in Pontiac, Mich., after being taken there on Tuesday night. York, who led an investigation of Apple's stock option practices, was...
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Sir Brian Pitman (2010)
LONDON Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday. Pitman died Thursday following a heart attack earlier in the week. Angela Knight, chief executive of the Bankers' Association, called Pitman "a giant" of the financial industry who was "widely recognized for his...
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Emilio Lavazza (2010)
The Associated Press MILAN Emilio Lavazza, who helped make Lavazza coffee the best-selling espresso in Italy and expand its global reach to 90 countries, has died at the age of 78, the company said Thursday. Lavazza died in the northern city of Turin of a heart attack on Tuesday. Lavazza started working in 1955 in the family-run business founded by his grandfather Luigi in the late...
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Glen W. Bell, Jr., 86 (1923 - 2010)
The Associated Press RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - Taco Bell says the founder of the fast-food chain has died. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said Monday that Glen W. Bell Jr. died Saturday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe. He was 86. His cause of death was not immediately released. Bell launched Taco Bell in 1962 after experimenting with several other fast food-style restaurants in...
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Sir Allen McClay (2010)
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Sir Allen McClay, founder of pharmaceutical giant Almac Group, has died at a Philadelphia hospital. He was 77. McClay died Tuesday morning at Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was being treated for cancer since falling ill during a November business trip, said Jim Murphy, president of the company's clinical services division in suburban...
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Donald Goerke (2010)
The Associated Press DELRAN, N.J. The Campbell Soup Co. executive who was behind the enduring brands SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup has died. Donald Goerke (GUHR'-kee) was 83. A Campbell...
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Arthur E. Bartlett, 76 (1933 - 2009)
The Associated Press CORONADO, Calif. Arthur E. Bartlett, who co-founded the giant Century 21 real estate company by convincing thousands of independent agents to unite under the brand, has...
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Ruth Lilly, 94 (1915 - 2009)
The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Ruth Lilly, a prolific philanthropist who was the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, has died at age 94. A family...
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Yves Rocher (1930 - 2009)
The Associated Press PARIS French businessman Yves Rocher, founder of a global chain of beauty products and a pioneering advocate of the use of plants and other natural elements in cosmetics...
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Roy E. Disney, 79 (1930 - 2009)
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES – Roy E. Disney, the son and nephew of The Walt Disney Co. founders who twice led shareholder revolts that shook up the family business,...
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Arthur Cores (2009)
The Associated Press BOSTON — Arthur Cores, the co-founder of a small Boston-area chicken restaurant that eventually became the Boston Market chain, has died. He was 52. His spouse, John...
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Fred Joseph (2009)
(Associated Press) By ANDREW VANACORE AP Business Writer NEW YORK - Fred Joseph, who as CEO of investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert helped create the modern junk-bond market in the...
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Sy Syms (2009)
Associated Press NEW YORK -- Sy Syms, founder and chairman of the SYMS Corp. discount clothing chain, died of heart failure Tuesday in New York, according to a statement issued by the company....
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David A. Olsen (2009)
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - A Marsh & McLennan Cos. board member, David A. Olsen, died Saturday, the company said in a statement Wednesday. He was 71. Olsen had served on the board of the...
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Bernardo Garza Sada (2009)
MEXICO CITY (Associated Press) - Mexican industrial conglomerate Grupo Alfa says the company's former president has died. Alfa spokesman Enrique Flores said Bernardo Garza Sada died Saturday....
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Troy N. Smith, 87 (1922 - 2009)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Troy N. Smith, the founder of a drive-in chain that became Sonic restaurants, has died in Oklahoma City. He was 87. A spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City-based restaurant...
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Lionel Pincus, 78 (1931 - 2009)
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Lionel Pincus, founder and chairman of New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has died, according to a spokesman for his longtime partner, Princess Firyal...
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Ben Ali (2009)
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — Ben Ali, the founder of Ben's Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington's black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and...
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Reinhard Mohn, 88 (1921 - 2009)
BERLIN (Associated Press) Reinhard Mohn, who helped transform media group Bertelsmann AG from a German book publisher to an international media company, has died, the company said Sunday. He...
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Craig Johnson (1946 - 2009)
The following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By Stephen Miller To help create a new digital world, Craig Johnson dreamed up a new kind of law firm. A veteran of one of...
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Donald G. Fisher (1928 - 2009)
By SARAH SKIDMORE - AP Retail Writer PORTLAND, Ore. Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded clothing retailer Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said...
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Bob Stupak, 67 (1942 - 2009)
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) - Bob Stupak, a colorful gambler and the developer of the 1,149-foot Stratosphere tower on the Las Vegas Strip, died Friday at a hospital after a long fight with...
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Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet (1929 - 2009)
MIAMI (Associated Press) - Family members say the founder of a major Hispanic food company has died in his South Florida home. He was 79. Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet, founder of Sazon Goya...
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Melvin Simon (2009)
By TOM DAVIES, Associated Press Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Melvin Simon, the son of a New York City tailor who started what is now the country's largest shopping mall company and owned the NBA...
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Bruce Wasserstein (2009)
NEW YORK (Associated Press) — The Wall Street Journal and CNBC are reporting that Bruce Wasserstein, a prominent Wall Street dealmaker and CEO of Lazard, is dead. Lazard did not immediately...
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James S. McDonald (2009)
By MARK PRATT, Associated Press Writer BOSTON -- James S. McDonald, president and chief executive of investment management firm Rockefeller & Co., has died of an apparently self-inflicted...
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Frank Batten, Sr., 82 (1927 - 2009)
By SONJA BARISIC, Associated Press Writer NORFOLK, Va. -- Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died...
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Finn M.W. Caspersen (2009)
WESTERLY, R.I. (Associated Press) -- Finn M.W. Caspersen, a former chief executive of the financial services firm Beneficial Corp., has been found dead after what Rhode Island police say is an...
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William Marvin, 92 (1917 - 2009)
WARROAD, Minn. - William Marvin, the former president and chairman of Marvin Windows and Doors responsible for its growth into a major manufacturer, died Monday. He was 92. He died at his home...
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Richard Egan (1936 - 2009)
BOSTON - Richard Egan, who rose from Boston street kid to the U.S. ambassador to Ireland after making millions of dollars founding data storage giant EMC Corp., died Friday after a battle with...
