50th: Unforgettable Moments — The Odd and Memorable

AMMON MURDERED: The murder of multimillionaire Ted Ammon, the non-executive chairman of the former Moore Corp., drew tabloid headlines worldwide. Daniel Pelosi, who married Ammon’s ex-wife, Generosa, three months after Ammon’s murder, was found guilty of the crime and sent to prison for life.

Ammon had a hand in the development of some of the industry’s biggest names. He founded Big Flower/Vertis Holdings in 1992, which grew to a $1.98 billion company, and later founded and chaired Chancery Lane Capital, which purchased a 20 percent share in Toronto-based Moore Corp. with GSC Investors. The company eventually merged with Wallace Computer Services of Lisle, IL, and, in 2004, joined RR Donnelley in the industry’s largest-ever merger. Mark Angelson, a former business partner and close friend of Ammon, became the CEO of Donnelley.