Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Irby found dead

The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger is reporting that Stuart M. Irby, former president of Stuart C. Irby Co., was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 58. The paper says his death is considered a suicide. He guided the company, founded by his ...

The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger is reporting that Stuart M. Irby, former president of Stuart C. Irby Co., was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 58. The paper says his death is considered a suicide. He guided the company, founded by his grandfather, from 1984 to 2005, when it was sold to Sonepar.

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