David H. Murdock, a Rags-to-Riches Corporate Raider, Dies at 102

He was a school dropout at 14 and homeless for a spell, but as a driven investor and chief of Dole he became a billionaire. Later came another quest: to extend life through better nutrition.David H. Murdock in 2005 after giving a talk at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. He had invested $500 million in the facility, which would study how plant-based diets might lead to longer lives.