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John Glover "Jack" Roberts, Sr. (2008)
WASHINGTON - The father of Chief Justice John Roberts died Tuesday after a long illness, the Supreme Court said. John Glover "Jack" Roberts Sr. was an executive of Bethlehem Steel Corp. and later worked for CSC Industries and taught at the University of South Carolina's Graduate School of Business, the court said in a brief statement. The court did not give Roberts' exact age or where he...
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Wolfgang Schmitz, 85 (1923 - 2008)
Vienna, Austria - Wolfgang Schmitz, a former Austrian finance minister and president of the country's central bank, died Sunday. He was 85. Schmitz died after an illness, his People's Party said in a statement. In 1971, Schmitz connected the exchange rate of the Austria's currency at the time, schilling, to several foreign currencies, mainly Germany's deutsche mark, which boosted...
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William Bowron (2008)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ William Bowron, who helped transform Red Diamond Coffee and Tea from a small firm into a national player in the beverage industry, has died. He was 87. Family members said Bowron died Saturday. Bowron was the third generation of his family to lead the longtime Birmingham-based firm that got its start in 1906. Bowron served as chairman of Donovan Coffee Co., Red...
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Thomas Hunt (2008)
DALLAS - Former Hunt Petroleum Chairman Tom Hunt has died. The 85-year-old nephew of famed oilman H.L. Hunt died at a Dallas hospital on Tuesday of leukemia. Hunt's death comes about five months after he helped engineer the $4.19 billion sale of Hunt Petroleum to XTO Energy, which confirmed his death. Hunt was a savvy businessman who helped develop Hunt Petroleum into a billion-dollar...
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Ricardo Claro, 74 (1934 - 2008)
The following content courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By Stephen Miller Ricardo Claro was the redoubtable industrialist who in 1974 announced to the world, on behalf of the Pinochet government, that Chile was once again open for business. A prosperous lawyer whose career included representing Chile in the United Nations and in China during the 1970s, Mr. Claro built a business...
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James F. Woodson (2008)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - James F. Woodson, the co-founder of the Taco John's restaurant chain, died Friday. He was 87. Woodson died of natural causes at a hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz., said Taco John...
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George Keller, 84 (1923 - 2008)
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ George Keller, the former chairman and chief executive of Chevron Corp., died Friday. He was 84. Keller died in Palo Alto from complications of orthopedic surgery, his...
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Ed James Turney, 79 (1929 - 2008)
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) _ Ed Turney, the co-founder of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has died. He was 79. Turney died Wednesday at a retirement home in Cupertino from brain cancer, according to...
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Yung Ching Wang, 91 (1917 - 2008)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Yung-ching, a businessman who built his Formosa Plastics Group into Taiwan's biggest and most profitable manufacturing conglomerate, has died, the group said Thursday. He was...
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Adrian Sada Trevino (2008)
MONTERREY, Mexico - Adrian Sada Trevino, a leading Mexican businessman and executive of one of Latin America's biggest glass makers, has died. He was 88. Vitro spokesman Alberto Smith said...
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Edgar B. Stern, Jr., 86 (1922 - 2008)
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) _ Edgar B. Stern Jr., the founder of Utah's Deer Valley Resort, died Sunday. He was 86. He died in Seattle, the resort said in a statement. His cause of death was not...
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Robert W. Plaster (2008)
LEBANON, Mo. (AP) _ Robert W. Plaster, a Missouri business leader who was accused in the 1970s of plotting to bomb a competitor's truck in an effort to dominate the propane business, has died. He...
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David Lett, 69 (1939 - 2008)
PORTLAND, Ore. - Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines...
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DeWayne McKinney (2008)
HONOLULU -- DeWayne McKinney, who became a successful businessman in Hawaii after serving almost 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, has died in a traffic accident. He was 47. ...
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Edison Chouest (2008)
GALLIANO, La. - Edison Chouest, a commercial shrimper who turned one utility vessel into a major shipbuilding and offshore petroleum service company, died Wednesday. He was 91. Edison Chouest...
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Bill Leinenkugel (2008)
The following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By Stephen Miller As local breweries across the country were shutting their taps, Bill Leinenkugel reimagined his family's century-old...
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J. Patrick Rooney (2008)
INDIANAPOLIS - J. Patrick Rooney, who pioneered the marketing of medical savings accounts and briefly ran for governor of Indiana, was found dead Monday morning. He was 80. Rooney apparently...
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Klaus J. Jacobs, 71 (1936 - 2008)
Following article courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By Stephen Miller It was said of Klaus Jacobs, a thoroughbred racer as well as businessman, that if he didn't show up for his early...
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Michael Hammer, 60 (1948 - 2008)
By Cari Tuna of The Wall Street Journal In the early 1990s, as personal computers, the Internet and cellphones began to transform the business landscape, Michael Hammer rose to prominence as...
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Raymond L. Danner, Sr. (2008)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Raymond L. Danner Sr., a businessman who helped build the restaurant chain Shoney's, has died. He was 83. Danner died of cancer at his Nashville home Saturday, said Beth...
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Krishna Kumar Birla, 89 (1918 - 2008)
Calcutta, India - Indian industrialist Krishna Kumar Birla, whose business empire spanned sugar, fertilizer, heavy engineering, shipping and newspaper publishing, died at home Saturday, a family...
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Carolyn Merritt (2008)
ST. Louis - Carolyn Merritt, a former chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, has died. She was 61. Merritt of Palatine, Ill., died in St. Louis on Friday after battling breast cancer,...
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Olavo Setubal (2008)
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Olavo Setubal, a former foreign minister who also built one of Brazil's largest banks, has died at 85. Banco Itau said in a communique that Setubal died Wednesday at Sao...
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Jack A. Weil, 107 (1901 - 2008)
DENVER - Jack A. Weil, founder of the Rockmount Ranch Wear company whose snap-buttoned Western shirts became popular with movie stars and rock icons, has died. He was 107. Weil died Wednesday...
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Andrea Pininfarina, 51 (1957 - 2008)
MILAN, Italy - Andrea Pininfarina, the chief executive of the Italian car design firm founded by his grandfather that counts Ferraris and Alfa Romeos among its creations, died Thursday in a road...
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John W. Nichols (2008)
Oklahoma City - John W. Nichols, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Devon Energy Corp., died Sunday. He was 93. He died after a long illness, the Oklahoma-based company said. Nichols...
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Eugene Dahl, 83 (1924 - 2008)
FARGO, N.D. - Eugene Dahl, who helped found the company now known as Bobcat and served two terms as a North Dakota state lawmaker, has died. He was 83. Dahl's son, Howard, said his father died...
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Sid Craig, 76 (1932 - 2008)
SAN DIEGO - The co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who built the weight loss company with his wife, Jenny, has died, the company said Tuesday. Sid Craig died Monday in San Diego following a long...
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Robert O. Nesheim (2008)
Barrington, Ill. - Robert O. Nesheim, a nutritionist for Quaker Oats who helped develop popular breakfast cereals such as Cap'n Crunch and Life, has died. He was 86. Nesheim died July 19 in...
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Archie R. McCardell (2008)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Archie R. McCardell, who headed International Harvester during a pivotal 172-day labor strike in 1979, has died. He was 81. McCardell died Friday at a Casper hospital from a...
