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Former Walgreens CEO dies at 80

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Charles Walgreen III, former chairman, president and CEO of Walgreens, died Monday. He was 80.

Known by the nickname Cork, Walgreen III was the third family member to lead the company then known as Walgreen Co. It's now Walgreens Boots Alliance.

He's the grandson of company founder Charles Walgreen Sr.

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