Tyson Dead!

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Donald J. Tyson, Food Tycoon, Is Dead at 80
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Published: January 6, 2011

Donald J. Tyson, an aggressive and visionary entrepreneur who dropped out of college and built his father’s Arkansas chicken business into the behemoth Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest producers of poultry, beef and pork, died on Thursday. He was 80 and lived in Fayetteville, Ark.

 

[Fireplace]

Thought this was about Kid Dynamite

 

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[killthesunshine]

80! is that all! i thought billionaires lived longer :eek:

 

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Quote from killthesunshine:

80! is that all! i thought billionaires lived longer :eek:

not those who eat chicken

 

[TraderTactics]

Quote from Fireplace:

Thought this was about Kid Dynamite

So did I. That totally got me.

Anyhow, Don Tyson was a good entrepreneur who had great vision. He led Tyson Foods from a small regional chicken company to a multibillion dollar food-processing enterprise.

He was a great man. RIP. And condolences to those he left behind.