The 1980s also represented a time of transition and renewal.  After 92 vigorous and productive years, Samuel passed away.  It was a Sunday. In true Shapiro style, he came into the office the previous Friday! Earlier in the late 70s, Sig and Barbara Shapiro’s daughter, Margie, had gotten her first taste of the business at the dinner table and then in summer months during her school years. While it took a brief “sabbatical” in the advertising industry to convince her, Margie had the transportation business flowing through her blood and in her bones. Margie would emerge as a force of nature in the 1990s, leading the Company’s twin revolutions in cargo technology and modern flexible freight solutions.