Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 21, 2018 Jim Rogers, the former CEO of Duke Energy, died Monday in Louisville at the age of 71. Rogers, who grew up in Danville, Kentucky, and lived in North Carolina, was visiting family at the time. A news release from his former company did not provide a cause of death. Rogers became CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy in 2006, following its merger with Cincinnati’s Cinergy Corp. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 21, 2018 On 22/10/2018 at 12:47, gcreptile said: Richard Parsons, hardly there as CEO of CBS after Les Moonves' #metoo exit, already gone as well because of multiple myeloma: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/cbs-interim-chairman-parsons-resigns-from-board-replaced-by-zelnick.html A short but informative follow-up about Parsons MM battle. Suffice to say it isn't a new battle. Last month, Parsons opened up about his ongoing battle with the rare blood cancer in an interview with Fortune Magazine. “I’ve been now on chemotherapy for quite some time – about a year and a half, closing in on two years – and they’ve really knocked the cancer down,” Parsons explained. “The issue now is how to keep it down.” He can say what he wants. I'd likely agree 2019 may not be his year, but he is almost DLy (CBS aside, he took over the Clippers after the Donald Sterling fiasco) enough for inclusion in 2020. Certainly one to watch. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 22, 2018 Edward L. Jones Jr., 82, of Wynnewood (PA), a former stockbroker who was chairman and CEO of AAA Mid-Atlantic for two decades, died Monday, Dec. 17, at Lankenau Medical Center of injuries he sustained in a Dec. 11 fall at the Union League of Philadelphia. His death was an accident, Montgomery County officials said. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 28, 2018 Telecom provider Digicel loses their CEO aged 47. https://m.independent.ie/business/media/hardworking-exceptional-and-a-dear-friend-digicel-ceo-matuschka-von-greiffenclau-has-died-suddenly-aged-47-37663546.html Yip. Matuschka von Greiffenclau. Yip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 2, 2019 First time I ever heard of a discount at Nordstrom's Nordstrom co-president Blake Nordstrom, who disclosed in December that he was battling lymphoma, died early Wednesday morning in Seattle. He was 58 years old. Nordstrom co-presidents Pete and Erik Nordstrom will continue to run the company. Blake Nordstrom served as president of Nordstrom from 2000-2015. He became co-president of the Seattle-based department store chain in 2015. The Seattle Times first reported Blake Nordstrom’s lymphoma diagnosis on Dec. 10, 2018. He told shareholders at the time that his cancer was treatable and that doctors were “optimistic and encouraged by my prognosis.” SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 2, 2019 The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's office confirms David McDonald, the former owner of Pelco, has died at the age of 69. Sources tell Action News McDonald was found at his Prather home this morning. At this time, all indications are that he died of natural causes. McDonald purchased Pelco in June 1987. In 2007, Pelco was sold to French company Schneider Electric for $1.22 billion. Since the sale of the business, McDonald has been a notable philanthropist in the Fresno area, donating to several local charities including the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted January 2, 2019 Frank Brake, final surviving founding brother of Brake Bros, dead on his 85th birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 3, 2019 Former Chevrolet general manager Jim Perkins, the wily, free-speaking, cowboy boot-wearing Texan who helped launch Lexus and then returned to Chevrolet and saved the Chevrolet Corvette from being axed in the 1990s, died December 28 in Charlotte, N.C. He was 83. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 3, 2019 Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines, has died. He was 87. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/03/southwest-airlines-founder-herbert-kelleher-dies-at-age-87.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines, has died. He was 87. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/03/southwest-airlines-founder-herbert-kelleher-dies-at-age-87.html You can attend his funeral but it will take 3 connecting flights. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 5, 2019 Jack Kahl has died. He died Dec. 30 at age 78. Kahl was best known locally (Cleveland, OH area) as the founder of Duck Tape, which Kahl created with a new spin on an old household staple. His version of duct tape was born after Kahl started working for a small tape distributor called Melvin Anderson Co. in 1963. Kahl bought the business eight years later and truncated the name to Manco. Kahl grew Manco from $80,000 in annual revenue as its only salesperson his first year to $800,000 when he bought the company in 1971. Employment grew to 350 and sales skyrocketed to more than $170 million before Kahl sold Manco in 1998 to a German company, Henkel Corp. Kahl sold the company for $116 million and gave 30 percent of it to his employees. He retired from Manco in 2000. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 11, 2019 Lester Wunderman, an advertising executive & founder of Wunderman and who is considered to be the father of direct marketing, has died. He was 98. Wasn't able to ascertain if he's any relation to Leslie Wunderman (Taylor Dayne). https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/01/11/lester-wunderman-father-direct-marketing-dies-98 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Lester Wunderman, an advertising executive & founder of Wunderman and who is considered to be the father of direct marketing, has died. He was 98. Wasn't able to ascertain if he's any relation to Leslie Wunderman (Taylor Dayne). https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/01/11/lester-wunderman-father-direct-marketing-dies-98 I hope it was a slow painful miserable lonely death, and the last sound he heard was his fahkin cellphone going off due to a window salesperson or maybe some politician hitting him up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 11, 2019 Update on Thuy Thanh Truong, hanging in there: https://medium.com/thuy-muoi/day-816-recovering-from-lobectomy-4ee546484f6f Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 11, 2019 Dexter Yager, he of Amway fame, dead at 79. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article224288605.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted January 11, 2019 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: Update on Thuy Thanh Truong, hanging in there: https://medium.com/thuy-muoi/day-816-recovering-from-lobectomy-4ee546484f6f I have her in some of my pools, but I really hope she makes it. She seems to be quite the young lady. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 12, 2019 Walter Shipley, a former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank who played a key role in mergers that led to the creation of JPMorgan Chase, has died. He was 83. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-shipley/former-banking-executive-walter-shipley-dead-at-83-jpmorgan-chase-idUSKCN1P60PW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 16, 2019 John Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group, has died. He was 89. http://www.philly.com/business/a/john-bogle-dead-vanguard-obituary-20190116.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 17, 2019 12 hours ago, alt obits guy said: John Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group, has died. He was 89. http://www.philly.com/business/a/john-bogle-dead-vanguard-obituary-20190116.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar That was quick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 19, 2019 Henry Sy Sr., the richest man in the Philippines, business magnate and real estate tycoon who was involved in a number of industries, has died. He was 94. https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/19/19/retail-tycoon-henry-sy-sr-passes-away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 21, 2019 Brandon Truaxe, the founder of Deciem Skin Care Company, has died. He was 40. His death comes after what was described as a drinking problem and a series of troubling Instagram posts. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6616611/Ousted-Deciem-founder-Brandon-Truaxe-dead-40-following-troubling-Instagram-posts.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 894 Posted January 25, 2019 Meshulam Riklis, Israeli-American billionaire who was once married to Golden Raspberry winning actress Pia Zadora, dead at 95. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,933 Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, ObakeFilter said: Meshulam Riklis, Israeli-American billionaire who once married to Golden Raspberry winning actress Pia Zadora, dead at 95. What is the source? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 894 Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, drol said: What is the source? It's only been covered on local news as of now. https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/Article-681818 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
