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Retired Chrysler executive George Butts died peacefully of natural causes on Friday, February 13, at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 91.
A native of Carbondale, Pennsylvania and graduate of Drexel University, Butts came to Chrysler as a student engineer in 1949 and graduated from Chrysler Institute with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. He spent 38 years with Chrysler Corporation.
Following his graduation from the Chrysler Institute, Mr. Butts started out in engineering and then moved to product planning; he was named Chief Engineer of Dodge Trucks in 1967, and General Manager of Dodge Truck Operations in 1972. The following year, Mr. Butts was promoted to Vice President of Product Planning, then to Vice President … (full article) Read the rest...
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A native of Carbondale, Pennsylvania and graduate of Drexel University, Butts came to Chrysler as a student engineer in 1949 and graduated from Chrysler Institute with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. He spent 38 years with Chrysler Corporation.
Following his graduation from the Chrysler Institute, Mr. Butts started out in engineering and then moved to product planning; he was named Chief Engineer of Dodge Trucks in 1967, and General Manager of Dodge Truck Operations in 1972. The following year, Mr. Butts was promoted to Vice President of Product Planning, then to Vice President … (full article) Read the rest...
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