alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 1, 2022 Robert Holland Jr., the first Black CEO of Ben & Jerry's, has died. He was 81. https://www.blackenterprise.com/robert-holland-jr-first-black-ceo-of-ben-jerrys-has-died-at-81/?utm_content=buffer52d1a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted January 2, 2022 Texas oil billionaire William Moncrief dead at 101. I think I might've had him on a theme team one year. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2021/12/30/texas-oil-billionaire-william-tex-moncrief-jr-dies-at-101/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,931 Posted January 4, 2022 On 31/05/2020 at 19:45, drol said: Here is a quick list of very old Hong Kong/China magnates: 1)Henry Hu (1920): not a businessman, but a barrister and very rich. Member of the Urban and Legislative Council. 2)Li Dak-sum (1920): former non-executive director of TVB broadcasting. 3)Chao Kuang-piu (1920): HK King of Wool. One of his sons is 81. 4)Cheung Yan-lung (1922): Held many political positions. His son was a kung fu movie star who died aged 28. 5)Hilton Cheong-Leen (1922): HK unofficial mayor. 6)Harry Hon Hai Wong (1923): the Chinese "Noodle King". 7)Chiang Chen (1923): HK founder of Chen Hsong. Hilton Cheong-Leen dead at 99. Presumably a unique for me in AO Deadpool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 4, 2022 A fairly big name but his death went relatively unnoticed until now... Phil Harvey (wiki), American entrepreneur and philanthropist, died on December 2, 2021, aged 83. He set up sex shops all across the United States, and then invested much of his fortune in sex education programmes, fighting HIV/AIDS worldwide by funding contraception, and giving financial backing to civil liberty causes. Guardian obit. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted January 13, 2022 Roy Slater, co-founder of estate agents Slater Hogg and Howison, dead aged 76: https://news.stv.tv/west-central/tributes-to-estate-agent-who-became-scotlands-youngest-councillor 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Roy Slater, co-founder of estate agents Slater Hogg and Howison, dead aged 76: https://news.stv.tv/west-central/tributes-to-estate-agent-who-became-scotlands-youngest-councillor R.I.P. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted January 14, 2022 John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, reported dead by the company: https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/news/latest-news/2022/14-01-2022-lord-sainsbury-of-preston-candover 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, reported dead by the company: https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/news/latest-news/2022/14-01-2022-lord-sainsbury-of-preston-candover Sainsbury QO if needed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60003334 Don't think he's been picked in previous years for the DDP though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,962 Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Sainsbury QO if needed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60003334 Don't think he's been picked in previous years for the DDP though. Indeed, but a first time pick this year. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted January 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Indeed, but a first time pick this year. DI "Another bloody obit to write up....." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted January 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: DI "Another bloody obit to write up....." msc *puts feet on table and reads paper sympathetically* 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 15, 2022 20 hours ago, YoungWillz said: John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, reported dead by the company: https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/news/latest-news/2022/14-01-2022-lord-sainsbury-of-preston-candover FFS, that means there’s yet another vacancy in the Order of the Garter. I can’t deal with the prospect of Sir Gordon Brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: FFS, that means there’s yet another vacancy in the Order of the Garter. I can’t deal with the prospect of Sir Gordon Brown. He will surely go to the Order of the Thistle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted January 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: He will surely go to the Order of the Thistle. If that were the case then presumably it would then possibly be Sir David Cameron or Dame Theresa May Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: He will surely go to the Order of the Thistle. Did Blair? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_floydylan_ 17 Posted January 16, 2022 https://trib.al/DQsxmSi?fbclid=IwAR1vMBXMpj24SvL04dWxPxw3sa9QoyDQtS_44onnAz078CdcQJOJyaJy2IA Lena Meijer dead at 102 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 455 Posted January 16, 2022 Jeffrey Parker, CEO of MARTA, Atlanta's transportation system, commits suicide by stepping in front of a train. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Did Blair? While Blair was born in Scotland he doesn’t identify as Scottish. Gordon Brown does. Plus the press have reported recently that he will likely go there in time. It won’t be as Controversial as Blair. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 16, 2022 16 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: If that were the case then presumably it would then possibly be Sir David Cameron or Dame Theresa May Lady Theresa. Female members of the Order of Garter are called Lady not Dame. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,701 Posted January 22, 2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10411161/The-family-drama-gripping-Frances-oldest-perfume-house.html Jean-Paul Guerlain (French wiki), the 85-year old Guerlain perfume family patriarch is in the middle of an elder abuse scandal. He has had a form of dementia for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 30, 2022 Jack Cardwell, El Paso businessman and inventor of the "modern" truck stop, dead at 89: https://spotontexas.com/upper-rio-grande/3271482/creator-of-the-modern-truck-stop-dies.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 2, 2022 Ralph Gage, a longtime leader of The World Company and The Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, has died. The newspaper reported that Gage died Saturday of natural causes. He was 80 years old. Gage worked for The World Company from 1969 until his retirement in 2013, although he remained on the company's board of directors. He was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2016. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 4, 2022 Alberto Bailleres, a Mexican billionaire who once owned the world’s largest refined silver company, has died, according to a statement from his business conglomerate Grupo Bal SA. He was 90. Bailleres’s vast mining fortune earned him the nickname “King of Silver” or Mexico’s “King Midas.” He had a net worth of $8.5 billion, making him Mexico’s fourth richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He also held stakes in insurance, retail and financial companies. SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 12, 2022 Jerry Chazen, the co-founder and later CEO of Liz Clairborne Inc., has died. He was 94. https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-claiborne-co-founder-helped-create-a-fashion-star-11644505274 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
