Fruitcake purveyor Bill McNutt dead at 81
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CORSICANA, Texas The man who promoted the Corsicana-made DeLuxe
Fruitcake into a global direct-mail favorite has died.
Collin Street Bakery Chairman L. William "Bill" McNutt Junior died
Friday at his home in Corsicana of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 81.
Funeral was held Monday at Corsicana's First Baptist Church.
McNutt's father and uncle had bought the bakery from three other
partners in 1946 and asked McNutt to help run the business in 1958. As
president from 1967 until 1998, he expanded the baker's clientele
worldwide by pioneering computerized direct mail operations.
Among the company's customers over the years were Lawrence Welk, Gene
Autry and Estee Lauder. His associates included former President George
Bush, actor Walter Brennan, former college football coach Bear Bryant
and sports impresario Lamar Hunt. Hunt owns a small stake in the Collin
Street Bakery and brought McNutt in as a partner in the pro soccer
Dallas Tornado in the 1970s.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, two daughters and two
grandchildren.
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Information from: Corsicana Daily Sun, http://corsicanadailysun.com
MGW
> Survivors include his wife, two sons, two daughters and two
> grandchildren.
And a whole slew of fruitcakes.
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MGW
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