Overview
- J. D. Irving Ltd. said he died in Moncton after a battle with cancer, with funeral details to come.
- He co-led J. D. Irving with his brother Jim, a conglomerate with forestry, retail, transportation, and consumer-products businesses.
- He served as president of Cavendish Farms, which runs plants in Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Alberta, and North Dakota.
- Cavendish Farms is P.E.I.'s largest private-sector employer and a major landowner, and it describes itself as North America's fourth-largest frozen potato producer.
- He owned the Moncton Wildcats junior hockey team, tying the family business to the city's sports and civic life.