Stanford Lipsey


Stanford Lipsey was an American newspaper publisher.

Early life

Stanford Lipsey was born on October 8, 1927 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Molly Brick and Jacob Lipsey, were Jewish Russian immigrants.
Lipsey was educated at the Omaha Central High School. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1948.

Career

Lipsey was the founder of the Sun Newspapers, a publisher of newspapers in Omaha, which he sold to Warren Buffett in the 1960s. He was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway. He served as the publisher of the Buffalo News from 1983 to 2012.

Personal life and death

Lipsey was married twice: first to Jeanne Blacker, and secondly to Judith Hojnacki. He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage. He resided in Rancho Mirage, California, where he died on November 1, 2016.