The event will take place on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at FedExForum on what would have been Smith's 81st birthday.

FedEx has announced that it will hold a public memorial for founder Fred Smith. FedEx says that the memorial will be held ...

A celebration of life event will be held for FedEx founder Fred Smith at FedExForum in Downtown Memphis on what would have been his 81st birthday.

FedEx founder Fred Smith was a complex character with numerous interests. Here's a look at some perhaps under-reported aspects of his life.

Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx who helped create the overnight delivery industry, changing the way businesses and consumers get the goods they purchased, has died. He was 80 years old. His death was ...

"It's difficult to put into words the tremendous loss felt by all who knew Frederick W. Smith," FedEx CEO and President Raj Subramaniam said.

FedEx founder Fred Smith overcame childhood Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome to become a pilot and serve in the Marines. Smith was a close friend of John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee of ...

T he last time I saw Fred Smith was just a few weeks ago, at a meeting in Nashville. We were taking a quick break from an intense dialogue with leaders across the political spectr ...

When he was a student at Yale in 1965, Fred Smith wrote an economics paper that spelled out his idea for a nationwide overnight delivery system. His professor gave him a C. Smith didn’t give up. After ...

FedEx announced plans for a celebration of life service for their late founder, Fred Smith, on Friday. The corporation said ...