Michael Cudahy Cause Of Death: How Did Michael Cudahy Die?

Michael Cudahy, one of Milwaukee’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists has passed away. He died on March 11, 2022.  Michale Cudahy is survived by his partner Lisa and many children.

Cudahy, the grandson of meatpacking magnate Patrick Cudahy, co-founded Marquette Electronics in 1964, took it public in 1991, and sold the company to General Electric for approximately $800 million in 1998.

Michael Cudahy was announced dead on March 11 at the age of  97. Cudahy’s obituary, provided by Feerick Funeral Home, describes the call that preceded that breakthrough:

“Cozzens and Cudahy prospered as manufacturer’s representatives in the field of high-end electronics, but they were constantly on the lookout for a product they could call their own. After a series of modest successes, they received what both men would remember as The Phone Call. A doctor from Northwestern University Medical School wondered if Cozzens and Cudahy could supply him with components for a new type of electrocardiograph system, one that transmitted results to a central receiving station by phone line rather than relying solely on bulky paper print-outs. Warren Cozzens had a rule ready-made for the occasion: ‘Get the order, and then decide if you want it.”

 

The cause of death and how he died have not been disclosed. It is taken that he died from complications associated with old age since he