William Clay Ford, Sr.: 1925–2014

Description: Ford family patriarch William Clay Ford died Sunday at his home in Grosse Pointe Woods, a Detroit suburb. The cause of death was pneumonia. He was 88, and five days from his 89th birthday. Mr. Ford’s passing marks the end of an era at Ford Motor Company. He and brothers Henry II and Benson were the sons of Edsel Ford and grandsons of company founder Henry Senior. Mr. Ford was also the father of William Clay Ford Jr., the company’s executive chairman. Although upstaged by Henry II and p