Moroun.
Manuel Moroun.
Manuel "Matty" Moroun (June 5, 1927 – July 12, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman, most notable as the owner of the Ambassador Bridge international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.[3][4] The bridge, which Moroun purchased from the Bower family in 1979, is one of the few privately-owned border crossings between the United States and Canada.[5]
The bridge is now estimated to be worth between $1.5 and $3 billion.[6] CenTra, Inc. is also the controlling body of Central Transport International, an LTL trucking carrier.[7] Moroun also had a controlling stake in Universal Truckload Services Inc., which is a holding company for several over-the-road truck lines and logistics companies (Universal Am-Can Ltd., Mason Dixon Lines, Economy Transport, Cavalry Logistics, Louisiana Transportation, Inc., etc.). Moroun was formerly owner of the Roosevelt Warehouse and of Michigan Central Station. On June 11, 2018, Matthew Mourun confirmed the transfer of possession and sale of the station and the warehouse to the Ford Motor Company. [8][9] A 2008 Forbes article listed Matty Maroun as the 321st richest American.[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Moroun
Moroun died of congestive heart failure on July 12, 2020.[13]
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University of Notre Dame alumni
1927 births
2020 deaths
American billionaires
Businesspeople from Detroit
People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan
American people of Lebanese descent
University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy alumni