Thousands honor FedEx founder Fred Smith at memorial

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands filed into the FedEx Forum Monday to honor the man many called the most influential person in Memphis, FedEx Founder Fred Smith.

Smith died June 21 at age 80.

“He was a part of so much. I mean, as far as really part of the kind of adaptive DNA that we all have. We’re at meetings on time. You know, we’re not going to be late for anything,” said Jim Bledsoe, Federal Express Employee…

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