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HAVANA, Cuba, May 5 (AP) --Harvey S. Firestone III, 32. of the wealthy tire manufacturing family, plunged to his death Thursday night from the 20th floor of the Havana Hilton hotel. Cuban officials ruled his death a suicide. A spastic, Firestone had been crippled from birth and was confined to a wheelchair.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Harvey S. Firestone began his career at his cousin's buggy company before forming his own Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 -- initially to manufacture rubber tires for carriages. Recognizing the automobile's potential, Firestone supplied tires to Ford Motor Company starting in 1906. That prosperous business relationship grew into a personal friendship with Henry Ford.
Although the Ford family's ownership stake in the automaker had declined to less than 50% of the company's equity as of 2010, the family retained operational control through a special class of stock that was established early in the company's history and retained when the company made its initial public offering in 1956.
1. Harvey S. Firestone, the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, began his career in farming. He was originally involved in growing and harvesting crops like corn, wheat, and oats before transitioning into the tire manufacturing industry.
Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun units during World War II and produced millions of tires for military vehicles and planes.
The Harvey S. Firestone Memorial at the Bridgestone Technology Center in Akron, Ohio. The Harvey S. Firestone Memorial is a large sculpture ensemble dedicated to Harvey S. Firestone, created by sculptors James Earle Fraser and Donald De Lue in Akron, Ohio. The monument was designed by architect Eric Gugler and was dedicated on August 3, 1950.
