Originally published at: FedEx Founder, Fred Smith, passes away - FreightWaves
Frederick W. Smith (1944–2025) Frederick Wallace Smith, the visionary founder of FedEx Corporation and a transformative figure in global logistics, passed away on June 21, 2025, at the age of 80. His death, marks the end of an extraordinary life that reshaped how the world moves goods and connects people. Smith’s audacious idea for overnight…