alt obits guy 3,386 Posted August 28, 2018 Just now, alt obits guy said: Adrian Swire, a knighted billionaire British businessman and the former chairman of John Swire & Sons Ltd., has died. He was 86. http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2018/08/sir-adrian-swire-1932-2018.html Guess I'm an hour late with this. Looked up 'Swire' beforehand, but nothing came up. No matter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted August 30, 2018 Henry Arnhold, the patriarch of a German Jewish banking family who escaped Nazi persecution and made his way to the U.S. where he'd re-establish himself with the Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder investment bank, has died. He was 96. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/business/henry-arnhold-dead.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 1, 2018 Ian Bowles, the CEO of AIM-listed education software and services provider Tribal Group, has died. http://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-after-software-group-ceo-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,490 Posted September 6, 2018 Richard DeVos, American businessman and billionaire, has died aged 92. He co-founded Amway and Alticor, and was a Republican party donor. He's also the father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Edit: Daily Mail obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 11, 2018 Don Peroz at 83. Headed up the team that produced the first transdermal drug delivery system via a 'patch', fucked off to The Free State and started Elan Corporation, who hold the Worldwide rights ™©® to the nicotine patch. Fucker made €€€€ off the weak willed who wanted to quit. Then he started subsidising motor sports with his gazillions, sponsoring Panoz Motorsports, who liked the endurance aspect of the game. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/09/11/don-panoz-1935-2018.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 17, 2018 Clay Riddell, the billionaire co-owner of the NHL's Calgary Flames, has died. He was 81. Riddell is the second person to own/co-own or have owned/co-owned the franchise to die this year. Former owner Sonia Scurfield passed away in June. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/clay-riddell-passed-away-flames-owner-1.4825932 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Clay Riddell, the billionaire co-owner of the NHL's Calgary Flames, has died. He was 81. Riddell is the second person to own/co-own or have owned/co-owned the franchise to die this year. Former owner Sonia Scurfield passed away in June. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/clay-riddell-passed-away-flames-owner-1.4825932 As soon as I saw I'm like....didn't the owner already.... Crazy coincidental deaths. Who's next? How about a Calgary Flames DDP theme team 'Flaming Out'. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 20, 2018 Bill James, the former president & CEO of Falconbridge and a giant name in mining, died September 4th. He was 89. https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/the-man-who-saved-falconbridge-bill-james-has-died-at-89-1051758 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 20, 2018 Wayne Leonard, the longest serving CEO of Entergy, an integrated energy company from the U.S. south, has died. He was 67. https://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2018/09/wayne_leonard_entergys_longest.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted September 20, 2018 1 minute ago, alt obits guy said: Wayne Leonard, the longest serving CEO of Entergy, an integrated energy company from the U.S. south, has died. He was 67. https://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2018/09/wayne_leonard_entergys_longest.html That name looked very familiar. Was picked in the deathlist cup twice... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted September 25, 2018 Tom Hayes, Tyson Foods CEO since late 2016, is “stepping down for personal reasons,” according to a news release published Monday. Hayes’ departure is not related to any issues concerning “personal conduct or integrity.” Well ok, that leaves one thing. His health. Or his marriage is on the rocks. That's two things. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,478 Posted October 3, 2018 Sir Eric Yarrow, former owner of Glaswegian shipbuilding firm Yarrows (now part of BAE Systems), died on 22nd September. He was 98. https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16908141.obituary-sir-eric-yarrow-shipbuilder-businessman-and-banker/ Bit of a local hero. I had the pleasure of meeting him while I was on work experience in 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 4, 2018 John Bryan, the former CEO of Sara Lee, has died. He was 81. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-john-bryan-obit-20181003-story.htm l Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted October 4, 2018 12 hours ago, alt obits guy said: John Bryan, the former CEO of Sara Lee, has died. He was 81. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-john-bryan-obit-20181003-story.htm l I think your 'L' in html got away! lo....lhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-john-bryan-obit-20181003-story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: I think your 'L' in html got away! lo....lhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-john-bryan-obit-20181003-story.html It appears to have tried to escape, but only made it to the 'border' before being stopped. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,679 Posted October 11, 2018 Bruce Whitman, Chairman, President & CEO of FlightSafety has died aged 85. Mentioned primarily because I used to work for them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,552 Posted October 13, 2018 Greg Stafford founder of Chaosium has died at the age of 70 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 14, 2018 William Coors, the former chair of Adolph Coors Co., has died. He was 102. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/william-coors-former-chair-of-adolph-coors-dies-at-102 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted October 14, 2018 10 hours ago, alt obits guy said: William Coors, the former chair of Adolph Coors Co., has died. He was 102. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/william-coors-former-chair-of-adolph-coors-dies-at-102 Under his guidance and acumen, the company’s beer selection went from 98th shittiest tasting to 96th! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 20, 2018 Wanda Ferragamo, who turned her husband’s Italian shoe company into a luxury-goods empire, has died. She was 96. Salvatore Ferragamo had produced custom-made shoes for Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and others. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-19/wanda-ferragamo-who-built-fashion-giant-from-shoes-dies-at-96 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 21, 2018 Walter Kwok, a Hong Kong billionaire and the former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, has died. He was 68. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2018/10/21/hong-kong-billionaire-walter-kwok-dies-at-age-68/#7564a4a3495e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Hung_Kai_Properties Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 21, 2018 Charles Wang, founder of Computer Associates International and the former owner of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, has died. He was 74. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/computer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,151 Posted October 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Charles Wang, founder of Computer Associates International and the former owner of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, has died. He was 74. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/computer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693 What was the cause of death? I can't read the article because of the stupid European block... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, drol said: What was the cause of death? I can't read the article because of the stupid European block... The link appears to be dead and he, therefore, may be alive. Maybe he just needed a reboot? No other sources mentioning his possible demise. Edit: The link is alive once more. According to the report, no cause of death has been given. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/computer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted October 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, drol said: What was the cause of death? I can't read the article because of the stupid European block... Here's a tip. Paste the address into google translate and select Italian then click on the translation link. You have to choose a language other than the one it's already in. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=it&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsday.com%2Flong-island%2Fcomputer-associates-charles-wang-1.22209693&edit-text=&act=url 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
