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just leaked a few minutes ago William clay Ford, owner of Ford Motor Company and the vaulted Detroit Lions passed away5 days before he turned 89 years of age.
1 posted on 03/09/2014 9:43:15 AM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

Damn. He almost made it to his 89th birthday, which would have been Friday.


2 posted on 03/09/2014 9:47:50 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

Ford Motor operated a Great Lakes steamship line for their iron ore and coal requirements. One of the boats was named William Clay Ford.


3 posted on 03/09/2014 9:48:27 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

Now the Lions have a chance at a winning season.

CC


4 posted on 03/09/2014 10:00:25 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

>vaulted Detroit Lions

vaunted


6 posted on 03/09/2014 10:01:00 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (HELL, NO! BE UNGOVERNABLE!)
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

What is it you were trying to say??? Vaulted? Vaulted?


11 posted on 03/09/2014 10:26:19 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

Sr. was a heavy drinker back in the day and some in the community used to make sure he got home or into a hotel room in one piece. Son Bill Jr. said in article:

Ford Sr. similarly managed to beat a problem with alcohol: After years of hard drinking, he just stopped one day in 1965.

His son once told the Detroit Free Press that he doesn’t remember his father’s drinking or the Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held at the family mansion.


14 posted on 03/09/2014 10:49:16 AM PDT by CreviceTool (A Good Samaritan with a handgun saved my life...)
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

He was a WW II veteran and served in the Navy. RIP.


18 posted on 03/09/2014 12:35:16 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

Married to a Firestone. Real American royalty.


22 posted on 03/09/2014 12:55:02 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Michigan Bowhunter

and to this day, typical democrats still believe the elder Ford “Invented The Automobile”.


29 posted on 03/09/2014 1:25:07 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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