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Jack Marion Eckerd

Jack Marion Eckerd

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
19 May 2004 (aged 91)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes scattered at Camp E-How-Kee
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Ashes scattered at this site.
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Business Magnate. He founded Eckerd Drug Stores in 1952 with three outlets. By 1975, his company, the Jack Eckerd Corporation, had 465 drugstores in 10 states, a food service equipment and supply company, and a security services company. He amassed a fortune estimated in 1975 by Fortune magazine to be $150 million, which in turn financed many causes, including Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Ruth Eckerd Hall, a performing arts center in Clearwater.
Business Magnate. He founded Eckerd Drug Stores in 1952 with three outlets. By 1975, his company, the Jack Eckerd Corporation, had 465 drugstores in 10 states, a food service equipment and supply company, and a security services company. He amassed a fortune estimated in 1975 by Fortune magazine to be $150 million, which in turn financed many causes, including Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Ruth Eckerd Hall, a performing arts center in Clearwater.

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  • Added: 23 May 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8819830/jack_marion-eckerd: accessed ), memorial page for Jack Marion Eckerd (16 May 1913–19 May 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8819830; Maintained by Find a Grave.