William Clay Ford has left the room

[Barry Wolk]

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140309/NEWS/140309860/lions-owner-william-clay-ford-sr-dead-at-88#

[Sean Rollins]

Well, he had a good run and an interesting life. All anyone can ask.

[crystal59]

RIP. Thoughts and Prayers to a great and gentle man.

[rfm45]

Rest in peace.

[5219]

I am sorry to see him go. He was the last person in the auto industry who ever produced a product out of passion.

I remember reading that when he retired from Ford, the only pictures in his office were his father with the original Continental and himself with the Mark II.

I think that that says a lot about him.

Alan Harris
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[linmk2]

Here is a brief tribute provided by the Ford Motor Company. There are a few pictures of the Mark II


In Memory of William Clay Ford - YouTube

[Barry Wolk]

Well done.

[Mark II Seeker]

Very nicely done. An important contributor to our American automotive history has passed on.

[Bryan Moran]

I suspect but can't confirm that he was also the last of Edsel's kids to pass away. I am not sure if any of the daughter's are still alive.

He saw a lot. For us car geeks, what he was a part of, arguably the automobile's golden age, means he was someone we won't see again in any lifetime.

[RL Chilton]

the link to the video no longer works.

[Pat Marshall]

I suspect but can't confirm that he was also the last of Edsel's kids to pass away. I am not sure if any of the daughter's are still alive.

All of Edsel's children have passed. Edsel only had one daughter. See the attached picture of the Edsel Ford family.

[linmk2]

the link to the video no longer works.

Try this one:

William Clay Ford Tribute Video - YouTube

[RL Chilton]

Thanks, Howard for posting that.

[Jeff Stork]

Edsel and Eleanor had only one daughter, Josephine Clay "Dody" Ford, who passed away in 2005. William Clay was their last surviving child.