Boeing

               CHICAGO, March 20, 2012 – Boeing today issued the following statement regarding the March 19 passing of former McDonnell Douglas chairman and CEO Sanford N. (Sandy) McDonnell:
                “The people of Boeing extend our deepest sympathies to the McDonnell family, and join them in mourning Sandy’s passing. Sandy’s commitment to his colleagues and customers, his country, and his community during his 40-year career and throughout his lifetime, was extraordinary,” said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney.
                McDonnell, who was 89 years old, was profiled in a Boeing story in 2010. It can be found at http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/11/bds_generations_11_29_10.html

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