KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE – “Fred Smith was one of the finest Americans of our generation. He built an innovative company that helped supercharge our economy. FedEx changed the way we live and do business. My Yale fraternity brother loved America. He was a citizen, not a spectator. He served as a Marine in Vietnam and was rightly proud of his association with our military. I twice asked him to serve as Secretary of Defense, and he declined twice only because of his devotion to his family. Laura and I send our condolences to Fred’s beloved children and grandchildren and his wife, Diane.”
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