Luxury furniture designer John Black dies
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Furniture designer John E. Black died Dec. 17 at his home here after a long battle with a rogue form of prostate …
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Nancy Christiansen, former Art Van buyer, dies at 66
WALLED LAKE, Mich. — Industry veteran Nancy Christiansen died Nov. 11 after a long illness. She was 66. Christiansen was a former senior buyer for …
Furniture retail veteran Don Deutsch dies
CHARLESTON, W. Va., — Home furnishings industry veteran Don Deutsch Sr., died here Oct. 11. He was 93. Deutsch, who grew up in Parkersburg, W.Va., …
Industry representative Tom Temple dies
BIG CANOE, Ga. — Longtime furniture industry representative Tom Temple died Oct. 13. He was 74. Temple grew up in Charlotte, N.C., and attended UNC-Chapel …
Bedding industry veteran Alan Carlitz dies
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Bedding industry veteran, Alan Carlitz died, Sept. 29t at Accordia Hospice in Moorestown, a suburb of Charlotte, N.C. Carlitz began his career in …
Industry veteran Robert “Bob” Shaak dies at 78
LEXINGTON, N.C. – Industry veteran Robert Ray “Bob” Shaak died at his home here on Sept. 17. He was 78. Shaak was born on Dec. …
Remembering Bernie Moray
The longtime Gorman’s chairman is remembered for his humor, warmth and deep devotion to the industry and family FRANKLIN, Mich. — Bernie Moray, chairman and …
Remembering Mike Genrich
HIGH POINT — Mike Genrich was one of the first people in the industry Chris Taylor met back in 1997. Taylor, 27 back then, had …
Industry veteran Mike Genrich dies
HIGH POINT — Industry veteran and Furniture of America executive Mike Genrich died Tuesday, June 1. He was 69. Genrich has been senior vice president …
Sales rep and industry veteran Lawrence Pascal dies
Long time AICO sales professional and industry veteran Lawrence Pascal has died after a courageous 16 year battle with prostate cancer. “As a true sales …
