William Louis ‘Bill’ Bradley dies at age 60
DALLASTOWN, Pennsylvania — Longtime retail buyer William Louis “Bill” Bradley, of Dallastown, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, June 6, …
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Longtime AFMA government affairs executive Joseph Gregory Gerard dies at age 85
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Joseph Gregory Gerard, a longtime government affairs executive with the former American Furniture Manufacturers Association, died April 29. He was 85. …
Longtime industry sales rep Robert ‘Bob’ Petril Sr. dies at age 85
SARASOTA, Fla. — Robert ‘Bob’ Petril Sr., a longtime industry manufacturers’ sales representative, died here on March 30. He was 85. According to his obituary, …
Scott Russell Turner of Turner’s Furniture dies at age 84
THOMASVILLE, Ga. —Scott Russell Turner, a longtime furniture retailer whose business later branched out into what is known today as 1915 South, died here on …
Longtime Dallas Market executive Bill Winsor dies at age 78
Winsor was president and chief executive from 1993 to 2015 and was named chairman emeritus in 2015 DALLAS — Bill Winsor, the longtime president and …
Gerald Washington dies at age 85
PONTOTOC, Miss. — Gerald Washington, who built an upholstery manufacturing operation from the ground up that supplied retailers around the country for decades, died here …
Beryl ‘Budd’ Bugatch dies at age 79
Financial analyst was best known to the industry for his nearly 30 years at Raymond James Financial Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Longtime furniture and …
Purecare co-founder, co-chairman Arnold Hershbain dies at age 77
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Arnold Hershbain, the co-founder and co-chairman of bedding resource Purecare, died on July 8 at age 77. Born in New York City …
Eric Bernstein of Berkshire Furniture dies at age 55
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Eric Bernstein, the chief executive officer of one of New Jersey’s oldest family-owned furniture stores, died on July 25. He was 55. …
Longtime AICO sales rep Robert Webster dies at age 73
PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Robert “Rob” Webster, a long-time sales representative for full-line furniture resource Amini Innovation Corp., died peacefully at his home on July …
