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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 chain says Smith died Monday at an Oklahoma City hospital after a recent decline in health. Smith started the Top Hat root beer stand in Shawnee, Okla., in 1953 and later converted it into a drive-in...
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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 of Jordan. He was 78. Pincus died around midnight Saturday in his Manhattan home after a long illness, the spokesman said. Pincus founded Warburg Pincus in 1966. Since then the firm has...
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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 celebrities, has died. He was 82. Ali died of natural causes Wednesday night at his home, restaurant manager Maurice Harcum said Thursday. Ali was born in 1927 and opened the restaurant with his wife,...
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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 was 88. Mohn, together with his wife, helped steer the company into a wide array of publishing - including the acquisition of U.S.-based Random House - music and other ventures. He spent some...
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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 Silicon Valley's top law firms, Mr. Johnson, who died Oct. 3 at age 62, founded Venture Law Group in 1993 to focus exclusively on high-tech start-ups. His timing couldn't have been better. As the...
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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...
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Alex Grass (2009)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. founder Alex Grass has died at age 82. Grass' daughter, Elizabeth Weese, says he died Thursday night in Harrisburg, Pa., after a 10-year battle with lung...
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Stanley H. Kaplan (1919 - 2009)
NEW YORK -- The founder of the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centers Ltd., the nation's first test preparation company, has died. He was 90. Stanley H. Kaplan passed away from heart failure on...
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Frank Fertitta, Jr. (1938 - 2009)
LAS VEGAS - Frank Fertitta Jr., the founder of casino operator Station Casinos Inc. who retired when his sons took the company public, died Friday. He was 70. A spokeswoman for the Las Vegas...
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Sherwood Cryer (2009)
HOUSTON - Sherwood Cryer, the former owner of a Pasadena bar and nightclub made famous by the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy," has died. A Rosewood Funeral Home mortician in Pasadena confirmed Cryer's...
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Jimmy Bedford (2009)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jimmy Bedford, the slender and silver-haired former master distiller of the Jack Daniel's whiskey during a 40-year career with the company, died Friday. He was 69. His body...
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Andrew Lanyi, 84 (1925 - 2009)
By STEPHEN MILLER Securities analyst Andrew Lanyi had an unusual gift for his clients: a T-shirt with his smiling profile silk screened on it. Don't need a T-shirt? How about a Lanyi...
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Theodore D. Nierenberg, 86 (1923 - 2009)
NEW YORK - Theodore D. Nierenberg, who started Dansk International Designs in his suburban New York garage and helped popularize Scandanavian-themed tableware and cookware in American kitchens and...
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Robert Thorstenson (2009)
PETERSBURG, Alaska - Robert Thorstenson Sr., who played a principal role in founding the company that would become Icicle Seafoods, died Tuesday. He was 77. Thorstenson had survived...
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Sue Burns, 58 (1950 - 2009)
SAN FRANCISCO - By JANIE McCAULEY Sue Burns, a part owner of the San Francisco Giants and devoted philanthropist who was close friends with home run king Barry Bonds, has died. She was 58. ...
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Seddon Bennington (2009)
The chief executive of New Zealand's national museum was found dead Wednesday by searchers scouring a mountainous region where he and a friend disappeared during a weekend hike. Seddon...
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Harry J. Gray (2009)
HARTFORD, Conn. - Harry J. Gray, the retired United Technologies Corp. chief executive who is credited with transforming the company into an industrial conglomerate, died Wednesday. He was 89. ...
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Oscar G. Mayer, 95 (1914 - 2009)
MADISON, Wis. - Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, has died at the age of 95. Mayer's wife, Geraldine, said he died of old...
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Robert Louis-Dreyfus, 63 (1946 - 2009)
The following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By MAX COLCHESTER Franco-Swiss billionaire Robert Louis-Dreyfus combined a knack for rescuing troubled companies with a love of...
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John S. Barry, 84 (1924 - 2009)
SAN DIEGO John S. Barry, the former president and chief executive of WD-40 Co. Inc., who is credited with helping turn the rust-preventer for missiles into a household brand, has died. He was...
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John W. Fisher, 93 (1915 - 2009)
MUNCIE, Ind. - John W. Fisher, the retired Ball Corp. President and Chairman who led the packaging and home canning products company for more than 15 years, died Sunday. He was 93. Fisher...
