Charles F Knight

Charles F. Knight died Tuesday (Sept. 12, 2017) at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Town and Country due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 81. Chuck Knight took the top job at Emerson Electric Co. in 1973. At 37, he became one of the youngest CEOs at any billion-dollar U.S. corporation. He went on to make Emerson into one of the largest companies in the region. W.R. “Buck” Persons, another legendary CEO, hired Mr. Knight away from a job at his father’s consulting company in Chicago. Mr. Knight succeeded Persons as Emerson’s chief executive in 1973 and became chairman the following year. Mr. Knight served as president and chairman of Civic Progress, the group of chief executives who at the time set the agenda for St. Louis leaders. He was on the board of trustees of Washington University from 1977 to 1990. He was also chairman of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which named him emeritus chair for life. Founded in 1890, Emerson remains one of a handful of major Fortune 500 companies still based in St Louis. After 27 years at the helm, Mr. Knight stepped down as CEO in 2000 and retired as chairman in 2004. Mr. Knight was born Jan. 20, 1936, in Lake Forest, Ill., and married the former Joanne Parrish in 1957 in Winnetka, Ill. He earned an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Cornell University, where he played varsity football and tennis. In addition to his son Lester, of Chicago, among the survivors are his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Anne Davidson of St. Louis and Jennifer Beckmann of Chicago; son Steven Knight of Seattle; and 12 grandchildren.

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Roy Pfautch	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Bond Senate Victory Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer, National Republican Congressional Cmte
James S McDonnell III	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Bond Senate Victory Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Blunt Victory Cmte, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Sam Fox	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Stephen F Brauer	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer
Jack Taylor	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III
Andrew C Taylor	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer
Bryce L Harlow	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Amory Houghton Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, National Republican Congressional Cmte
James E Smith	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Amory Houghton Jr, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, George H W Bush, David L Boren
August A Busch III	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer
Douglas Albrecht	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer
J Steven Hart	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert W Kustra, David L Boren
Jeffrey L Fox	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Gene McNary, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Blunt Victory Cmte
Sanford N McDonnell	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III
Bucky Bush	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, George Herbert Walker III, Blaine Luetkemeyer
T Boone Pickens	Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, David L Boren, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Anne O'Connell Albrecht	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, Jim Talent, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Gene McNary, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, George Herbert Walker III, Blunt Victory Cmte
Carl H Lindner	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
Craig D Schnuck	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Blaine Luetkemeyer
Michael Keiser	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert W Kustra, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Peter Herschend	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Kenny Hulshof, John McCain, Isaac Newton Skelton IV, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, Bond Senate Victory Committee, Missouri Republican State Committee-Federal, Mitt Romney, Blaine Luetkemeyer

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Aliases	Chuck Knight, Mr Charles F. Knight

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