Sanford McDonnell, Former CEO of McDonnell Douglas, Dies at 89
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Sanford “Sandy” McDonnell, whose career spanned from the World War II Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb to running the aerospace company that bore his family name, has died. He was 89.
McDonnell died March 19, according to a statement yesterday by Boeing Co., which acquired McDonnell Douglas Corp. in 1997. He was diagnosed in late 2010 with pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Clayton, Missouri, the St. Louis Today website reported, citing his family. He retired from McDonnell Douglas in 1988.