Clifford J Grum

CLIFFORD J. GRUM, Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland Inc., a holding company with operations in corrugated packaging, building products and financial services. Mr. Grum retired from his position at Temple-Inland Inc. in 1999. A longtime citizen of Lufkin, Texas, Mr. Grum was born December 12, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa to the late Nathalie (Cate) and Allen F. Grum. He grew up with his brother and sister in San Antonio, Texas, where his father was stationed with the U.S. Army. Mr. Grum passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 in Lufkin, while under the care of Hospice in the Pines. Mr. Grum attended public schools in San Antonio. He earned his BA degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas in 1956, and his MBA degree from Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career as a loan officer at Republic Bank in Dallas before joining Temple Industries in Diboll, Texas until its merger with Time, Inc. in 1973. Mr. Grum served a decade in New York as First Treasurer of Time, Inc., publisher of Fortune Magazine, and Executive Vice President of Time, Inc. When Time, Inc., spun out of Temple Inland in 1983, with headquarters in Diboll, Mr. Grum served as President, CEO and Chairman until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Grum served as a board member and then Chairman of First Bank and Trust East Texas in Diboll until his death. He was a former member of national boards including Time, Inc., Tupperware Brands, Cooper Industries, Guaranty Federal, Premark International, and Trinity Industries. Mr. Grum is survived by his beloved wife, Mary K. Grum; son, Christopher Grum of Sugar Land; brother, Brig. Gen. (U.S. Army, Ret.) Allen F. Grum, Jr.; sister, Nathalie "Sue" Redding; nieces and nephews, Allen "Pete" Grum, David Grum, Stacey Koff, Carrie Benton, and Pat Grum; stepchildren, Caroline Mitchell, Christopher Boone, and E. Ross Kyger IV; many great-nieces and great-nephews; and a host of friends.