Lorenzo Servitje
Died on February 3, 2017 at age 98
Mr. Servitje was one of five people who founded the Mexican baking company Grupo Bimbo in 1945. He helped transform it into the world’s biggest bakery, a conglomerate whose trademarks now include Wonder Bread, Sara Lee, Entenmann’s, Thomas’ English muffins, Brownberry, Boboli and, in Britain, New York-brand bagels.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.