Ed Snider, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded the Philadelphia Flyers, died at 83 after a long battle with bladder cancer.
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The team on Twitter announced Snider's death at 8:14 a.m. Monday:
Together with Comcast Spectacor, we mourn the loss of Chairman and Founder Ed Snider → https://t.co/V5X6QibEO4 pic.twitter.com/vr5bVd7PEa
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 11, 2016
The focus quickly turned to Snider's impact:
Just scrolling through my timeline, I can see the lasting impact that Ed Snider will have on so many people’s lives.