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Longtime supplier executive Charles Becker dies at 72

Charles "Chuck" Becker
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DUSTIN WALSH
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Crain's Detroit Business
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January 14, 2020 02:30 PM

DETROIT -- Former automotive supplier owner, investor and philanthropist Charles "Chuck" Becker died Jan. 10 from a neurodegenerative disease. He was 72.

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