Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Plane Crash

IBTimes Saturday 4th February, 2012

Steve Appleton, chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., died Friday, Feb. 3, when a small plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise Airport in Idaho. He was 51. "Steve's passion and energy left an indelible mark on Micron, the Idaho community and the technology industry at large," Micron spokesman Daniel Francisco said in a

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