William Jefferson Blythe Jr. lost control of his 1942 Buick on U.S. Route 60 outside of Sikeston, Missouri, after one of his car's tires blew out. He survived the accident after being thrown from the car, but drowned in a drainage ditch as he tried to pull his way out of the three feet (1 meter) of water in the ditch. Three months later, Blythe's widow, Virginia, gave birth to their son, whom she named William Jefferson Blythe III in honor of his father and grandfather. In 1950, Blythe's widow married Roger Clinton Sr.; 12 years later, Blythe's posthumous son legally adopted his stepfather's
William F. Aldinger III Junior Achievement's Chicago Business Hall of Fame in 2002; was awarded Baruch University's Distinguished Alumnus Award and the United Negro College Fund's Harold H. Hines award in 2004. William F. Aldinger III William F. Aldinger III (born June 25, 1947) is an American businessman. Aldinger served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Capmark (now Ally Financial) from June 2006 to December 2008. He has served as Consultant of Capmark since December 2008. Aldinger was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Baruch University in 1969 and Brooklyn Law School, where he received his law degree, in 1975.