Industry manufacturer’s rep, Pinehurst Furniture founder Mark Levy dies at age 92
Mark Levy passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. He was 92. Levy grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest …
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AICO sales representative Keith Linsley dies at age 59
DULUTH, Ga. — AICO announced that long-time sale professional Keith Linsley died Jan. 27 after “a brief and courageous battle” with a very aggressive cancer. …
Jerome J. Neff dies at age 93
Sales exec and entrepreneur remembered for his business savvy, employee relations and philanthropy PHILADELPHIA — Longtime furniture salesman, entrepreneur and philanthropist Jerome Joslow Neff died …
John Anthony Scarsella Jr. dies at age 81
Industry veteran was steadfast in his support of North American furniture manufacturing NAPLES, Fla. — John Anthony Scarsella, Jr., an industry veteran who devoted many …
James Evans Dickson, founder of Dickson Furniture, dies at age 82
HOUSTON — Furniture industry veteran James Evans Dickson died on Nov. 22 following a brief illness. He was 82. Dickson was born Sept. 16, 1941, …
Mike Dugan dies at age 83
DURHAM, N.C. — Industry veteran Michael K. Dugan, an American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame inductee and author of “The Furniture Wars,” died here on …
Raymond Waites dies at age 83
HIGH POINT — Long-time furniture industry designer and merchandising professional Raymond Waites died here on Nov. 7. He was 83. Credited as a leader and …
Jesse Smith Capel dies at age 90
TROY, N.C. — Jesse Smith Capel died on Oct. 20 at the age of 90. Born on Nov. 17, 1932, Capel graduated in 1954 with a bachelor’s degree …
Napa Furniture Design to hold memorial for Tom Underhill at High Point Market
Industry veteran and design expert died May 15 after a battle with liver cancer HIGH POINT — Friends and colleagues of Frank Thomas Underhill will …
Industry veteran Don Essenberg dies at age 68
Executive described as a highly devout Christian who valued his relationships with those he worked with for many years SUMMERFIELD, N.C. — Donald Alan Essenberg, …
