Obituary: Hospital Charity Leader Dies

Richard Shadyac, the former head of American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fund-raising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis, died Wednesday night at age 80, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Mr. Shadyac was a lawyer who spent 13 years as chief executive of the charity. He stepped down in 2005 but continued to serve on the board. He joined the organization’s board in 1963, serving as chairman in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also chairman of the hospital’s board in the 1980s.