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Gary Burrell, 81 (1937 - 2019)
Gary Burrell was one of the founders of Garmin, which brought GPS technology to the general public. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Henry Bloch, 96 (1922 - 2019)
Henry Bloch was a co-founder of the tax preparation giant H&R Block and a major philanthropist in his hometown of Kansas City. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Charles Sanna, 101 (1917 - 2019)
Charles Sanna invented Swiss Miss Cocoa, the first hot cocoa mix that could be made with hot water instead of milk. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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John Bogle, 89 (1929 - 2019)
John Bogle was the revolutionary financial professional who founded the Vanguard Group and invented the first index mutual fund. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Herb Kelleher, 87 (1931 - 2019)
Herb Kelleher was the colorful co-founder of discount carrier Southwest Airlines. The Texas lawyer known for his maverick persona started the airline with businessman Rollin King by sketching their business plan on a cocktail napkin. He died at the age of 87. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Ella Brennan, 92 (1925 - 2018)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ella Brennan, who couldn't cook but played a major role in putting New Orleans on the world's culinary map, died Thursday. She was 92. For full obituary from Legacy.com, click...
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Wayne Huizenga, 80 (1937 - 2018)
Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchises, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, according to...
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Charles Lazarus, 94 (2018)
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its...
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William H. T. Bush, 79 (1938 - 2018)
William H. T. Bush, a wealthy investor and the brother and uncle of presidents, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, according to The Associated Press. He was 79. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy...
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Jon Huntsman, Sr., 80 (1937 - 2018)
Utah billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr., who overcame poverty to become one of the state's most successful and powerful people, died Friday at age 80, according to The Associated Press....
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Ingvar Kamprad, 91 (1926 - 2018)
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ingvar Kamprad, the IKEA founder who turned a small-scale mail order business into a global furniture empire, has died at 91, the company said Sunday. For full coverage and...
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Bruce Halle, 87 (1930 - 2018)
Bruce T. Halle, who founded Discount Tire in Michigan with an inventory of only six tires in 1960 and grew the company into the largest independent tire dealer in North America, died Thursday. He was...
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Frank Liberto, 84 (1933 - 2017)
Frank Liberto, father of "ballpark nachos," died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in San Antonio, according to multiple news sources. He was 84. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Hugh Hefner, 91 (1926 - 2017)
Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources. He was 91. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Liliane Bettencourt, 94 (1922 - 2017)
Liliane Bettencourt, L'Oreal cosmetics heiress, and the richest woman in the world, died at her home in Paris on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, according to The Associated Press. She was 94. For full...
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Winnie Yu, 47 (2017)
Winnie Yu, California tea expert and entrepreneur, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after a long illness, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. She was 47. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy...
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Susan Lindstrom, 73 (2017)
Susan Lindstrom, founder of the chain of Paper Source stores, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, of metastatic colon cancer, according to the Chicago Tribune. She was 73. For full coverage and obituary...
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Jeff Brotman, 74 (1942 - 2017)
Jeff Brotman, the co-founder of warehouse retailer Costco and chairman of its board, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Margo Chase (2017)
Margo Chase, the founder and chief creative officer of the Chase Design Group, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, in the crash of a plane she was flying, according to multiple news sources. For full...
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James Galton, 92 (1924 - 2017)
James Galton, the former president and CEO of the Marvel Entertainment Group whose tenure coincided with some of the most profound generational changes to the comic book industry, died Monday, June...
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Roger Ailes, 77 (2017)
Roger Ailes, the longtime Fox News chief who built the company into a populist media powerhouse over two decades before resigning last year amid multiple sexual harassment allegations, died Thursday,...
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Stanley Weston, 84 (1933 - 2017)
Stanley Weston, the licensing pioneer who helped conceive the military action figure that later was sold as the Hasbro "G.I. Joe" doll, died Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles, according to multiple...
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Thomas Forkner, Sr., 98 (1918 - 2017)
Thomas Forkner Sr., who co-founded the Waffle House restaurant chain in the 1950s, has died at 98. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Mary Anderson, 107 (1909 - 2017)
Mary Anderson, an outdoors enthusiast who co-founded the sporting goods and camping equipment company REI, died Monday, March 27, 2017, according to REI. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy...
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David Rockefeller, 101 (1915 - 2017)
David Rockefeller, the patriarch of the Rockefeller family and a former chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Bank, died Monday, March 20, 2017. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy...
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Joe Rogers, Sr., 97 (1919 - 2017)
Joe Rogers Sr., the Georgia businessman who co-founded the venerable Waffle House franchise restaurant chain, died Friday, March 3, 2017, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and...
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Masaya Nakamura, 91 (1925 - 2017)
Masaya Nakamura, the founder of the video game company Namco who was also known as the Father of Pac-Man, died Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Robert Hulseman, 84 (2016)
Robert Hulseman, the former CEO who created the iconic red Solo cup, died Dec. 21, 2016, at his home in Northfield, Illinois. He was 84. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Michael Delligatti, 98 (2016)
Michael "Jim" Delligatti, who created McDonald's iconic Big Mac sandwich, has died at the age of 98, according to multiple news sources. For full coverage and obituary from Legacy.com, click here.
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Bill Backer, 89 (1926 - 2016)
Bill Backer, a former advertising executive who conceived of the groundbreaking 1971 Coca-Cola television commercial titled "Buy the World a Coke," died May 13 in Warrenton, Virginia. For full...
