Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 13, 1966:
WALTER TUOHY, CHIEF OF C. & O. RAILWAY, DIES
Suffers Heart Attack in Cleveland
Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, died last night in a Cleveland hospital.
The Chicago-born railraod executive suffered a heart attack in his Cleveland office yesterday while he was preparing a speech he was to give later in the day to stockholders of the C. & O. urging their approval of the rail's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway. The proposal subsequently was approved by the stockholders.
Headed B. & O. Railroad
Mr. Tuohy had suffered several previous attacks. He had held his present posts since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is controlled by the C. & O. He had lived in Cleveland since 1943.
The son of a Chicago police sergeant, Mr. Tuohy had attended DePaul University for 10 years at night. His rags to riches career spanned 49 years in the coal and railroad industries. In 1961 he was a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award.
Mr. Tuohy was graduated from De LaSalle institute and went to work as a clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1917. A short while later he began attending night classes at DePaul.
He received his bachelor's degree in 1925 and his law degree in 1929. From 1924 to 1939, he was a coal sales official with the Consumers Company. In 1939 he became president of the Globe Coal Company, a Chicago affiliate of the C. & O.
Heads Railroad at 47
Four years later he left Chicago for Cleveland and became vice president in charge of the C. &. O's extensive coal traffic. In 1948, at the age of 47 he became president of the C. & O. He held that position until he was elevated to vice chairman and chief executive officer two years ago.
He was a director of the Association of American Railroads, the National Coal Policy Conference, and the Cleveland Indians Baseball club.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Frances; two sons, Walter and John; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Kundtz Jr. and Mrs. Patricia Jane Fenton; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
MASS FOR RAIL CHIEF TUOHY TO BE MONDAY
Mass for Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, will be said at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Sts.
Mr. Tuohy, who died Thursday in a Cleveland hospital, had held his present positions since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He was born in Chicago, the son of a Chicago police sergeant, and lived in Cleveland since 1943.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
Walter Joseph Tuohy of Cleveland, beloved husband of Mary Frances (Curry); dear father of Mrs. Lee R. (Mary Ann) Kundtz Jr. of Flossmoor, Ill., Mrs. John L. (Patricia Jane) Fenton of Cleveland, Walter Joseph Tuohy Jr., S. J., Regis College, Toronto, and John L. Tuohy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; devoted son of Mrs. Margaret (Freeman) Tuohy of Chicago; loving brother of Mrs. Laurette Sweeney and Mrs. Florence Murphy, both of Chicago; and proud grandfather of Paul J., Mary Grace, Mary Frances, and Laura Ann Kundtz, and Joll Marie, Nancy Therese, John Walter, and Mark Christopher Fenton. Funeral will be held Monday from the John Carroll Sons Home for Funerals, 25 E. Erie St., Chicago, with a solemn requiem Mass at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cardiovascular Laboratory, Cleveland.
WALTER TUOHY, CHIEF OF C. & O. RAILWAY, DIES
Suffers Heart Attack in Cleveland
Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, died last night in a Cleveland hospital.
The Chicago-born railraod executive suffered a heart attack in his Cleveland office yesterday while he was preparing a speech he was to give later in the day to stockholders of the C. & O. urging their approval of the rail's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway. The proposal subsequently was approved by the stockholders.
Headed B. & O. Railroad
Mr. Tuohy had suffered several previous attacks. He had held his present posts since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is controlled by the C. & O. He had lived in Cleveland since 1943.
The son of a Chicago police sergeant, Mr. Tuohy had attended DePaul University for 10 years at night. His rags to riches career spanned 49 years in the coal and railroad industries. In 1961 he was a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award.
Mr. Tuohy was graduated from De LaSalle institute and went to work as a clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1917. A short while later he began attending night classes at DePaul.
He received his bachelor's degree in 1925 and his law degree in 1929. From 1924 to 1939, he was a coal sales official with the Consumers Company. In 1939 he became president of the Globe Coal Company, a Chicago affiliate of the C. & O.
Heads Railroad at 47
Four years later he left Chicago for Cleveland and became vice president in charge of the C. &. O's extensive coal traffic. In 1948, at the age of 47 he became president of the C. & O. He held that position until he was elevated to vice chairman and chief executive officer two years ago.
He was a director of the Association of American Railroads, the National Coal Policy Conference, and the Cleveland Indians Baseball club.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Frances; two sons, Walter and John; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Kundtz Jr. and Mrs. Patricia Jane Fenton; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
MASS FOR RAIL CHIEF TUOHY TO BE MONDAY
Mass for Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, will be said at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Sts.
Mr. Tuohy, who died Thursday in a Cleveland hospital, had held his present positions since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He was born in Chicago, the son of a Chicago police sergeant, and lived in Cleveland since 1943.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
Walter Joseph Tuohy of Cleveland, beloved husband of Mary Frances (Curry); dear father of Mrs. Lee R. (Mary Ann) Kundtz Jr. of Flossmoor, Ill., Mrs. John L. (Patricia Jane) Fenton of Cleveland, Walter Joseph Tuohy Jr., S. J., Regis College, Toronto, and John L. Tuohy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; devoted son of Mrs. Margaret (Freeman) Tuohy of Chicago; loving brother of Mrs. Laurette Sweeney and Mrs. Florence Murphy, both of Chicago; and proud grandfather of Paul J., Mary Grace, Mary Frances, and Laura Ann Kundtz, and Joll Marie, Nancy Therese, John Walter, and Mark Christopher Fenton. Funeral will be held Monday from the John Carroll Sons Home for Funerals, 25 E. Erie St., Chicago, with a solemn requiem Mass at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cardiovascular Laboratory, Cleveland.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 13, 1966:
WALTER TUOHY, CHIEF OF C. & O. RAILWAY, DIES
Suffers Heart Attack in Cleveland
Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, died last night in a Cleveland hospital.
The Chicago-born railraod executive suffered a heart attack in his Cleveland office yesterday while he was preparing a speech he was to give later in the day to stockholders of the C. & O. urging their approval of the rail's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway. The proposal subsequently was approved by the stockholders.
Headed B. & O. Railroad
Mr. Tuohy had suffered several previous attacks. He had held his present posts since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is controlled by the C. & O. He had lived in Cleveland since 1943.
The son of a Chicago police sergeant, Mr. Tuohy had attended DePaul University for 10 years at night. His rags to riches career spanned 49 years in the coal and railroad industries. In 1961 he was a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award.
Mr. Tuohy was graduated from De LaSalle institute and went to work as a clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1917. A short while later he began attending night classes at DePaul.
He received his bachelor's degree in 1925 and his law degree in 1929. From 1924 to 1939, he was a coal sales official with the Consumers Company. In 1939 he became president of the Globe Coal Company, a Chicago affiliate of the C. & O.
Heads Railroad at 47
Four years later he left Chicago for Cleveland and became vice president in charge of the C. &. O's extensive coal traffic. In 1948, at the age of 47 he became president of the C. & O. He held that position until he was elevated to vice chairman and chief executive officer two years ago.
He was a director of the Association of American Railroads, the National Coal Policy Conference, and the Cleveland Indians Baseball club.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Frances; two sons, Walter and John; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Kundtz Jr. and Mrs. Patricia Jane Fenton; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
MASS FOR RAIL CHIEF TUOHY TO BE MONDAY
Mass for Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, will be said at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Sts.
Mr. Tuohy, who died Thursday in a Cleveland hospital, had held his present positions since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He was born in Chicago, the son of a Chicago police sergeant, and lived in Cleveland since 1943.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
Walter Joseph Tuohy of Cleveland, beloved husband of Mary Frances (Curry); dear father of Mrs. Lee R. (Mary Ann) Kundtz Jr. of Flossmoor, Ill., Mrs. John L. (Patricia Jane) Fenton of Cleveland, Walter Joseph Tuohy Jr., S. J., Regis College, Toronto, and John L. Tuohy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; devoted son of Mrs. Margaret (Freeman) Tuohy of Chicago; loving brother of Mrs. Laurette Sweeney and Mrs. Florence Murphy, both of Chicago; and proud grandfather of Paul J., Mary Grace, Mary Frances, and Laura Ann Kundtz, and Joll Marie, Nancy Therese, John Walter, and Mark Christopher Fenton. Funeral will be held Monday from the John Carroll Sons Home for Funerals, 25 E. Erie St., Chicago, with a solemn requiem Mass at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cardiovascular Laboratory, Cleveland.
WALTER TUOHY, CHIEF OF C. & O. RAILWAY, DIES
Suffers Heart Attack in Cleveland
Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, died last night in a Cleveland hospital.
The Chicago-born railraod executive suffered a heart attack in his Cleveland office yesterday while he was preparing a speech he was to give later in the day to stockholders of the C. & O. urging their approval of the rail's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway. The proposal subsequently was approved by the stockholders.
Headed B. & O. Railroad
Mr. Tuohy had suffered several previous attacks. He had held his present posts since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is controlled by the C. & O. He had lived in Cleveland since 1943.
The son of a Chicago police sergeant, Mr. Tuohy had attended DePaul University for 10 years at night. His rags to riches career spanned 49 years in the coal and railroad industries. In 1961 he was a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award.
Mr. Tuohy was graduated from De LaSalle institute and went to work as a clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1917. A short while later he began attending night classes at DePaul.
He received his bachelor's degree in 1925 and his law degree in 1929. From 1924 to 1939, he was a coal sales official with the Consumers Company. In 1939 he became president of the Globe Coal Company, a Chicago affiliate of the C. & O.
Heads Railroad at 47
Four years later he left Chicago for Cleveland and became vice president in charge of the C. &. O's extensive coal traffic. In 1948, at the age of 47 he became president of the C. & O. He held that position until he was elevated to vice chairman and chief executive officer two years ago.
He was a director of the Association of American Railroads, the National Coal Policy Conference, and the Cleveland Indians Baseball club.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Frances; two sons, Walter and John; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Kundtz Jr. and Mrs. Patricia Jane Fenton; and six grandchildren.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
MASS FOR RAIL CHIEF TUOHY TO BE MONDAY
Mass for Walter J. Tuohy, 65, vice chairman and chief executive of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, will be said at 11 a.m. Monday in Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Sts.
Mr. Tuohy, who died Thursday in a Cleveland hospital, had held his present positions since 1964 and since 1963 had been chairman of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He was born in Chicago, the son of a Chicago police sergeant, and lived in Cleveland since 1943.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on May 14, 1966:
Walter Joseph Tuohy of Cleveland, beloved husband of Mary Frances (Curry); dear father of Mrs. Lee R. (Mary Ann) Kundtz Jr. of Flossmoor, Ill., Mrs. John L. (Patricia Jane) Fenton of Cleveland, Walter Joseph Tuohy Jr., S. J., Regis College, Toronto, and John L. Tuohy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; devoted son of Mrs. Margaret (Freeman) Tuohy of Chicago; loving brother of Mrs. Laurette Sweeney and Mrs. Florence Murphy, both of Chicago; and proud grandfather of Paul J., Mary Grace, Mary Frances, and Laura Ann Kundtz, and Joll Marie, Nancy Therese, John Walter, and Mark Christopher Fenton. Funeral will be held Monday from the John Carroll Sons Home for Funerals, 25 E. Erie St., Chicago, with a solemn requiem Mass at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cardiovascular Laboratory, Cleveland.
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He was interred on May 16, 1966.
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