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Micron’s ‘daredevil CEO’ Steve Appleton lived life to the fullest

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND OF JAN. 7-8 ** Steve Appleton, CEO and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., stands on a ladder outside the cockpit of his stunt jet airplane inside the hanger where he keeps several different types of aircraft in Boise, Idaho, Dec. 12, 2005. (Troy Maben / Associated Press)

The major regional business story on Friday is the fatal plane crash that took the life of Micron CEO Steve Appleton.

The photo here is an archive photo from 2005 showing Appleton in the hangar with a plane described as a stunt jet. The news service name for the photo was “Daredevil CEO.”

As a younger business reporter, I met Appleton when the Review produced a four-part series on how Boise became a technology hub. Appleton was a good interview.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Office Hours." Read all stories from this blog