Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

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Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.