Obituary

Robert Scripps, the last third-gen at media group EH Scripps, has died aged 94. His death means the family trust, of which he was a member, will be dissolved.

However, while the trust no longer exists, the Scripps family will continue to retain control. A statement by the company, which owns newspapers as well as television stations, said all the assets held by the Edward W Scripps Trust – which include common and voting shares – will be transferred to the next generation of the family.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, well known for reshaping and expanding the New York Times Company, died on 29 September aged 86 after a long illness.

Sergio Pininfarina, who took over the eponymous car design firm founded by his father and created some of the most iconic Ferraris and Maseratis in the world, died on 2 July at the age of 85.

He died at his home in Turin surrounded by his family, the Cambiano, Italy-based company said in a statement on 3 July.

Born in Turin in 1926, Sergio was the son of Gian Battista “Pinin” Farina, a carriage-maker who established Carrozzeria Pinin Farina during the 1930s.

Bruce Woolpert, who was chairman, president and chief executive of family-owned Graniterock, which supplies materials to the construction industry, died on 24 June aged 61.

The American family business did not reveal the cause of death, instead describing it as a “tragic accident”, but media reports suggested Woolpert drowned on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in California. An investigation into the circumstances of his death is reportedly underway.