Obituaries

In Remembrance: Robert E. Mercer ’46E Died on August 28 2020

Robert E. Mercer died on August 28, 2020, at the age of 96.  A former chairman and CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, he spent his entire 42-year career with the company and helped Goodyear avoid a hostile takeover in the 1980s.

A full obituary was published in the Akron Beacon Journal on September 1, 2020.

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