Leonard Shoen AKA Leonard Samuel Shoen Born: 29-Feb-1916 Birthplace: McGrath, MN Died: 4-Oct-1999 Location of death: Las Vegas, NV Cause of death: Suicide [1]
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business Nationality: United States Executive summary: Founder of U-Haul Military service: US Navy At age 29, with his wife Anna Mary Carty he founded U-Haul in 1945. His sons wrested control of the company from Shoen in 1986. Leonard Shoen had, out of sense of familial duty, imprudently given them majority ownership in the form of voting shares. After a 1988 attempt to regain control, a lawsuit is filed against his sons, ending with a 1994 verdict of $1.47B in Leonard's favor. One year later, the verdict was reduced to $461.8M, forcing Amerco into temporary bankruptcy. [1] Fatal automobile accident when his car struck a telephone pole on Stephanie Street, near Jimmy Durante Boulevard, in Las Vegas. The coroner ruled the death a suicide.
Brother: Ray Sister: Bernice Doyle Sister: Audrey Shaner Sister: Paula Martinson Wife: Anna Mary Carty (d.) Wife: Carol Shoen (until his death, his sole heir) Son: Mark V. Shoen Son: Edward J. Shoen Son: Samuel W. Shoen (m. Eva Berg Shoen who was murdered in 1990) Son: Joseph Shoen Daughter: Cecilia Shoen Hanlon Daughter: Mary Anna Shoen-Eaton Daughter: Theresa Romero Son: Michael Son: Paul F. Shoen Son: James P. Shoen
University: Oregon State University Law School: JD, Lewis & Clark College
AMERCO Founder (1945-)
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