death_date children religion birth_place title birth_date spouse residence article_title name
23 july 1998 2 roman catholic providence , rhode island , u.s founder and chairman of swagelok company 26 november 1905 alice lennon -lrb- d. 1995 -rrb- hunting valley , ohio fred a. lennon
 fred a. lennon
fred a. lennon

fred a. lennon -lrb- november 26 , 1905 -- july 23 , 1998 -rrb- was an american manufacturer and philanthropist .
he was the founder and chairman of swagelok company .
known for avoiding attention , forbes magazine once described him as `` the shiest billionaire '' .
