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Video: Fred Meijer: A Lasting Legacy
West Michigan bids farewell to an icon
Updated: Thursday, 01 Dec 2011, 6:54 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011, 8:47 PM EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Fred Meijer was a smart businessman, a generous philanthropist, a West Michigan icon, and, many have said, simply a good man.
Meijer died on Friday, Nov. 25, after suffering a stroke. He was 91.
Meijer was remembered on Tuesday at a public visitation at Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park -- the lines to the visitation room were long all day -- and on Wednesday at a memorial service.
West Michigan bids Meijer goodbye.
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See the full text of some of the stories included in the special:
Fred Mejier's economic legacy
Fred Meijer's legacy: 'People'
Fred Meijer and others remade GR
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'Just call me Fred': Words from Meijer
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