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Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford dies at 88
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| March 09, 2014
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Posted on 03/09/2014 9:43:15 AM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
Edited on 03/09/2014 2:17:00 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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DETROIT William Clay Ford, the owner of the Detroit Lions and last surviving grandchild of automotive pioneer Henry Ford, has died. He was 88.
Ford Motor Co. said in a statement Sunday that Ford died of pneumonia at his home. Ford help steer the family business for more than five decades. He bought one of his own, the NFL franchise in the Motor City, a half-century ago.
He served as an employee and board member of the automaker for more than half of its 100-year history.
"My father was a great business leader and humanitarian who dedicated his life to the company and the community," William Clay Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. and Lions vice chairman, said in a statement. "He also was a wonderful family man, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, yet he will continue to inspire us all."
Ford was regarded as a dignified man by the select few who seemed to know him well. To the masses in Detroit, he was simply the owner of the Lions who...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: detroit; detroitlions; ford; fordmotor; lions; michigan; nfl; obituary
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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.
To: Michigan Bowhunter
Damn. He almost made it to his 89th birthday, which would have been Friday.
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.
To: Michigan Bowhunter
Now the Lions have a chance at a winning season.
CC
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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)
To: SamAdams76; Michigan Bowhunter
Damn. He almost made it to his 89th birthday, which would have been Friday. there have been studies that show men tend to die right before their birthdays, and women tend to die right after their birthdays...
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:00:29 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
To: Michigan Bowhunter
>vaulted Detroit Lions
vaunted
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
So much for speech type!!
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
“>vaulted Detroit Lions
vaunted”
No, I think you had it right the first time.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:17:11 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: Celtic Conservative
Now the Lions have a chance at a winning season.I know! Sadly, that was my first thoughts too. May he rest in peace.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:18:44 AM PDT
by
dragonblustar
( Psalm 103, Psalm 37:7, Ephesians 6:12)
To: latina4dubya
Oh good! I have a terminal illness. Birthday last of July. Grandson graduating Summa from college first week in August. My goal for hanging on!. BTW, my husband died July 8. Born July 21. May be some truth to this.
To: Michigan Bowhunter
What is it you were trying to say??? Vaulted? Vaulted?
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:26:19 AM PDT
by
Nifster
To: Eric in the Ozarks
To: Coldwater Creek
My grandmother died precisely on the 5th anniversary of my grandfather’s death. He died one day before his 84th birthday. Anniversaries have an impact.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:42:18 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
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.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:49:16 AM PDT
by
CreviceTool
(A Good Samaritan with a handgun saved my life...)
To: CreviceTool
Ford Sr. similarly managed to beat a problem with alcohol: After years of hard drinking, he just stopped one day in 1965.
That's how I quit. I was a case per day drinker and just made a decision and toughed it out. Its been a decade since I quit. I think a fair number of people quit that way.
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posted on
03/09/2014 11:13:42 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
Me too! No time like the present I thought.
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posted on
03/09/2014 11:16:16 AM PDT
by
CreviceTool
(A Good Samaritan with a handgun saved my life...)
To: Myrddin
Jefferson and Adams died on the same day. July 4th, 182(something).
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posted on
03/09/2014 11:17:59 AM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Michigan Bowhunter
He was a WW II veteran and served in the Navy. RIP.
To: cripplecreek
May God Bless You .
Congrats on your difficult decision.
To: cripplecreek
“...just made a decision and toughed it out...”
God bless. Good job. Stay with it.
It isn’t easy. My father in law was sober 17 years, and every day was a struggle. But he helped other people as well, did the AA meetings, was a friend to people that needed a friend.
He was a genuinely decent man, and just had some tough breaks in life. But he put the bottle down and became a stronger person as a result.
We all take damage in our run through life; it’s how we deal with that damage that matters - and sometimes, the choices we make make the damage worse.
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posted on
03/09/2014 12:46:05 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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