American businessman
Jessy Chapman Carter Lay was an American businessman, philanthropist, and an heir to part of the Frito-Lay family fortune. Herman Lay sold Frito-Lay to Pepsico in 1965. Lay, 44, a recovering heroin addict, had 2 children and avidly supported music education. Suffering from leukemia, he was found dead in his Los Angeles home according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Officials believe no foul play was involved.