Lee Iacocca's funeral kit for next week in Bloomfield Hills
Funeral services have been scheduled for next week for Lee Iacocca, the legendary auto performer who died Tuesday at age 94.
Visits will be from 9 am 2-8. Tuesday at Lynch & Son's Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Road in Clawson.
A funeral mass will be held at. 11 Wednesday at St. Hugo of the Hills, 2215 Opdyke Road in Bloomfield Hills. The funeral will follow at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy.
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Lee Iacocca, born October 15, 1924, was best known for his role in the automotive industry. He was the father of Mustang, the midwife of the minivan and rescuer of Chrysler Corp. During his career in the 1980s, Iacocca was by far the most popular business figure in the world. Pictures of him, often with his trademark cigar, were on magazine covers and TV screens. (Photo: William Archie, Detroit Free Press)
During his career in the 1980s, Iacocca was without doubt the most popular business figure in the world. Pictures of him, often with his trademark cigar, were on magazine covers and TV screens.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles released a statement Tuesday promising his leadership.
"He was one of the great leaders of our company and the automotive industry as a whole," the company said. "He also played a deep and tireless role at the national level as a business statesman and philanthropist. Lee gave us a mindset that still drives us today – one that is characterized by hard work, commitment, and pig."
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