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Chappaqua Native, Decorated Officer in Vietnam War, Longtime Corning Inc. VP David Lyons, 79
David (“Dave”) Gates Lyons, 79, and a 10-year resident of Deale, MD, died on Monday, Aug. 2 at his home.
Born on February 28, 1942 in Bryn Mawr, PA to the late Charles and Gertrude Lyons, Dave graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua in 1960. He achieved Eagle Scout rank and went on to earn a BSME degree from Lehigh University in 1964 and a MBA degree in Finance from Columbia University in 1969.
While at Lehigh University, Dave joined the wrestling team, Theta Delta Chi fraternity and ROTC. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy, attending Officer Candida…
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Former Chappaqua Resident, Longtime Adman Albert "Whit" Franzheim, 93
Albert Whitaker ("Whit") Franzheim of Sarasota, FL died on Friday, May 14. Originally from Wheeling, WV, he was born November 23, 1927, the son of the late Lawrence Woodward Franzheim and Sarah Whitaker Franzheim.
Whit was a graduate of the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ and Northwestern University in Chicago, IL where he majored in communications and public relations. Following college, he completed his training in the U.S. Marine Corps, married his first wife, Joan (Jodie) Smith Franzheim on June 9,1951 and later moved to Chappaqua, where they raised their four children.
Whit r…
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Covid-19: Founder, CEO Of National Restaurant Chain Dies At Age 65
The founder and chief executive officer of a national restaurant chain died by suicide amid a battle with COVID-19-related symptoms, the company announced.
Kent Taylor, who launched Texas Roadhouse in 1993, was 65 years old.
The symptoms included severe tinnitus, or ringing in the ear, and his suffering had increased in recent days, the company, Texas Roadhouse, announced in a statement sent to CNN.
Taylor died on Thursday, March 18.
"Kent leaves an unmatched legacy as a people-first leader, which is why he often said that Texas Roadhouse was a people company that just happened to se…
