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FedEx founder Fred Smith has died at 80

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Founder of the FedEx Corporation, Fred Smith, has died Saturday at 80. Smith was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, before going on to earn his undergraduate degree at Yale College ...
Commercial Appeal

FedEx names R. Brad Martin new board chairman after death of Fred Smith

R. Brad Martin will succeed Fred Smith as chairman of the FedEx board. The announcement followed Smith's death on June 21 at age 80. FedEx also reduced the size of its board to 12 members. FedEx has ...
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Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80

Fred Smith, who transformed the parcel shipping industry by risking his family’s fortune to found FedEx Corp. in 1971, has died. He was 80. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share ...
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Frederick “Fred” Smith, father of Pittsburgh Steelers OC Arthur Smith and minority owner of the Washington Commanders, passed away at the age of 80

On June 22, Ari Meirov, NFL Insider, broke the news of the passing of Fred Smith, father of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Meirov wrote that FedEx founder Fred Smith — father ...
The Denver Post

FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started ...