Affectionately referred to as the “Godfather of Grapefruit,” Bernard A. Egan began did more than just change the citrus market – he helped bring comfort to many people fighting cancer. Working with his brothers in the fruit company that had been established by their father in 1914, Bernard Egan built up the family-owned business, Egan-Fickett & Company, as a premier packer and worldwide marketer of fresh citrus.?