Murray John Mccory

July 15, 1944 — October 7, 2024

Seattle

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died on Oct. 7 in Seattle. He was 80.

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Arrangements entrusted to Emmick Family Funeral Home of West Seattle

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