AutoZone team surprises founder with nearly $7M donation for museum
Bill Rhodes, right, longtime AutoZone CEO, who held the position for nearly two decades, honors AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde, left, during a surprise party by current employees and retirees. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Pitt Hyde was told he’d be filming an interview with AutoZone leaders. Instead, he was welcomed to a party with about 100 past and present AutoZone employees.
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AutoZone J.R. Pitt Hyde Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Philanthropy Memphis museumsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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