January 20, 1999, at age 81. He is interred in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio. References External links 1917 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Eli Lilly and Company people People from Middletown, Ohio United States Secretaries of Commerce Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Reagan administration cabinet members 20th-century American politicians Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Yale College alumni United States Navy personnel of World War II