The Citizens Voice has a good obit on F.M. Kirby:
Fred Morgan Kirby II of New Vernon, N.J., the former chairman and CEO of Alleghany Corporation and namesake of the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday morning in North Carolina at the age of 91.
His life reflected the words on his family’s coat of arms: “Facta Non Verba,” meaning “deeds, not words,” according to records and remembrances of friends and colleagues.…
During his nearly 39 years as chairman ending in 2006, Alleghany stock delivered a cumulative return to shareholders of 23,903 percent, compared to 5,215 percent for the S&P 500, according to a release by the National Football Foundation, of which he was an emeritus board member.
Alleghany Corporation (Y) has been an extremely well-run company and remains a large holding of mine.
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