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Barry Wolk
03-09-2014, 01:15 PM
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140309/NEWS/140309860/lions-owner-william-clay-ford-sr-dead-at-88#

Sean Rollins
03-09-2014, 02:10 PM
Well, he had a good run and an interesting life. All anyone can ask.

crystal59
03-09-2014, 05:20 PM
RIP. Thoughts and Prayers to a great and gentle man.

rfm45
03-09-2014, 06:11 PM
Rest in peace.

5219
03-09-2014, 10:08 PM
I am sorry to see him go. He was the last person in the auto industry who ever produced a product out of passion.

I remember reading that when he retired from Ford, the only pictures in his office were his father with the original Continental and himself with the Mark II.

I think that that says a lot about him.

Alan Harris
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linmk2
03-13-2014, 05:17 PM
Here is a brief tribute provided by the Ford Motor Company. There are a few pictures of the Mark II


In Memory of William Clay Ford - YouTube

Barry Wolk
03-13-2014, 05:20 PM
Well done.

Mark II Seeker
03-13-2014, 07:59 PM
Very nicely done. An important contributor to our American automotive history has passed on.

Bryan Moran
07-10-2014, 07:54 AM
I suspect but can't confirm that he was also the last of Edsel's kids to pass away. I am not sure if any of the daughter's are still alive.

He saw a lot. For us car geeks, what he was a part of, arguably the automobile's golden age, means he was someone we won't see again in any lifetime.

RL Chilton
07-10-2014, 06:36 PM
the link to the video no longer works.

Pat Marshall
07-11-2014, 06:54 AM
I suspect but can't confirm that he was also the last of Edsel's kids to pass away. I am not sure if any of the daughter's are still alive.

All of Edsel's children have passed. Edsel only had one daughter. See the attached picture of the Edsel Ford family.

linmk2
07-12-2014, 05:09 PM
the link to the video no longer works.

Try this one:

William Clay Ford Tribute Video - YouTube

RL Chilton
07-12-2014, 10:02 PM
Thanks, Howard for posting that.

Jeff Stork
07-15-2014, 04:11 PM
Edsel and Eleanor had only one daughter, Josephine Clay "Dody" Ford, who passed away in 2005. William Clay was their last surviving child.