▁Equ ity ▁Part ners . ▁John ▁Cap lan ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁CE O ▁while ▁K atie ▁Ford ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁Jerry ▁Ford ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁ 8 3 ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁four ▁children , ▁eight ▁grand children , ▁and ▁two ▁great - grand children . ▁ ▁E ile en ▁Ford ' s ▁story ▁has ▁been ▁told ▁in ▁Good ▁House keep ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Life ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁Lad ies ' ▁Home ▁Journal ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁She ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film ▁Sc r atch ▁the ▁Sur face ▁about ▁a ▁te en ▁model ▁turned ▁document ary ▁cinemat ograph er , ▁T ara ▁Fitz pat rick ' s ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁cl othing ▁industry ▁and ▁in ▁Int imate ▁Port rait : ▁E ile en ▁Ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁C ele br ity ▁Profile : ▁Bro oke ▁Sh ield s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁a ▁profile ▁of ▁Christ ie ▁Br ink ley . ▁ ▁Death ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Mor rist own , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁men ing i oma ▁and ▁o ste op or osis , ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁aged ▁ 9 2 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁E