Irving empire suffers two losses

The powerful Irving family empire in New Brunswick is reeling from the loss of two central players, with the death of one of the three aging brothers who control the massive conglomerate and the sudden unexplained exit of the rising star of the next generation.

J. E. (Jack) Irving, 78, one of three sons of the late empire builder K.C. Irving, died Wednesday morning, just hours after the family had confirmed that his nephew Kenneth, the major leadership figure at Irving Oil, was taking an indefinite leave of absence for health reasons…

Source: The Working Forest Newspaper