Charles Drury Sr. — businessman, entrepreneur — dies at 92

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 ~ Updated 9:45 AM

Charles L. Drury Sr. — a visionary businessman known for his work ethic, philanthropy and a national chain of hotels that bears his family name — died Monday night in St. Louis at the age of 92.

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