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https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/george-weyerhaeuser-sr-dies-at-95/

George Weyerhaeuser Sr., former Weyerhaeuser Company CEO and president and great-grandson of the companys founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser, died June 11 at the age of 95.
In the last 100 years no one has had more influence on the shaping of South King County than George Weyerhaeuser, said Peter von Reichbauer, a King County councilman who represents Federal Way.

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In 1935, 8-year-old Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped in Tacoma while walking home from school and held for $200,000 ransom. Kidnappers held him for eight days and sent his father on several missions via hidden notes to accomplish tasks. George Weyerhaeuser was released along a road in Issaquah, found his way to a nearby farmhouse, and was then taken back to his familys home in Tacoma.
His kidnappers were eventually caught and found guilty. William Dainard, then 33, was sentenced to 60 years in prison; Harmon Metz Waley, then 23, was sentenced to 45 years in prison; and Margaret Eldora Thulin, then 19, was sentenced to 20 years.
After serving 28 years of his sentence, Harmon was hired by Weyerhaeuser at one of the companys plants in Oregon.
George Weyerhaeuser went on to graduate from Yale University, and held various roles at the company until he was named CEO and president in 1966 until 1991. He also served as Board chairman through 1999.
The Weyerhaeuser family is planning a memorial service which will take place later this summer.

Bit of a ride, there.