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<blockquote data-quote="Operational needs" data-source="post: 6143537" data-attributes="member: 43500"><p><strong>Frederick Wallace Smith</strong> (born August 11, 1944 - June 21, 2025).</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Frederick W. Smith</th><th></th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_(54427415512)_(cropped).jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_%2854427415512%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_%2854427415512%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Born</th><td>Frederick Wallace Smith<br /> August 11, 1944<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks,_Mississippi" target="_blank">Marks, Mississippi</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th>Died</th><td>June 21, 2025 (aged 80)<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" target="_blank">Memphis, Tennessee</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th>Education</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University" target="_blank">Yale University</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" target="_blank">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th>Occupations</th><td> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Business magnate</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">investor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">philanthropist</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>1971–2025</td></tr><tr><th>Known for</th><td>Founder of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Corporation" target="_blank">FedEx Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th>Political party</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" target="_blank">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th>Spouses</th><td> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Linda Black Grisham<br /> <br /> <br /> (m. 1969; div. 1977)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diane Smith<br /> <br /> <br /> (m. 2006)</li> </ul></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><th>Children</th><td>10, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Smith_(American_football,_born_1982)" target="_blank">Arthur Smith</a><br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windland_Smith_Rice" target="_blank">Windland Smith Rice</a><br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Smith_(producer)" target="_blank">Molly Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th>Parent(s)</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Greyhound_Lines" target="_blank">James friend. Smith</a><br /> Sally Wallace</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Military career</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Allegiance</th><td>United States</td></tr><tr><th>Branch</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" target="_blank">United States Marine Corps</a></td></tr><tr><th>Rank</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" target="_blank">Cain</a></td></tr><tr><th>Battles / wars</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" target="_blank">Vietnam War</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action" target="_blank">WIA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th>Awards</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star" target="_blank">Silver</a></td></tr></table><p></p><p>Word from the FedEx grapevine says he died at home of a heart attack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Operational needs, post: 6143537, member: 43500"] [B]Frederick Wallace Smith[/B] (born August 11, 1944 - June 21, 2025). [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Frederick W. Smith[/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_(54427415512)_(cropped).jpg'][IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_%2854427415512%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-DHS_Secretary_Kristi_Noem_Meets_with_FedEx_%2854427415512%29_%28cropped%29.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Born[/TH] [TD]Frederick Wallace Smith August 11, 1944 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks,_Mississippi']Marks, Mississippi[/URL], U.S.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Died[/TH] [TD]June 21, 2025 (aged 80) [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee']Memphis, Tennessee[/URL], U.S.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Education[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University']Yale University[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts']BA[/URL])[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Occupations[/TH] [TD][LIST] [*]Business magnate [*]investor [*]philanthropist [/LIST][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Years active[/TH] [TD]1971–2025[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Known for[/TH] [TD]Founder of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Corporation']FedEx Corporation[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Political party[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)']Republican[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Spouses[/TH] [TD][LIST] [*]Linda Black Grisham (m. 1969; div. 1977) [LIST] [*] [*]Diane Smith (m. 2006) [/LIST] [/LIST][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Children[/TH] [TD]10, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Smith_(American_football,_born_1982)']Arthur Smith[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windland_Smith_Rice']Windland Smith Rice[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Smith_(producer)']Molly Smith[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Parent(s)[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Greyhound_Lines']James friend. Smith[/URL] Sally Wallace[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Military career[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Allegiance[/TH] [TD]United States[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Branch[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps']United States Marine Corps[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Rank[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)']Cain[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Battles / wars[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War']Vietnam War[/URL] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_in_action']WIA[/URL])[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Awards[/TH] [TD][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star']Silver[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Word from the FedEx grapevine says he died at home of a heart attack. [/QUOTE]
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