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Obituary: Rob Watson, Vantage Apparel
NewsWatson was the CEO of the Counselor Top 40 supplier and a member of Counselor’s Power 5...
Obituary: Ian McLearon, BDA Canada
NewsMcLearon was the director of client services at the Counselor Top 40 distributor’s Cana...
Obituary: Dave Crofoot, Western Associates
Crofoot owned the Marion, KS-based distrib...
Obituary: Norman Cohn, ASI Chairman Emeritus
Cohn, who spent his life helping to shape ...
Obituary: Dave Wilson, Genumark
Wilson spent 30 years at the company’s Win...
Obituary: Michael Vasilantone, Vastex International
NewsA gifted engineer and innovator, Vasilantone was an instrumental figure in the developm...
Obituary: David Long, Sourcing City
NewsThe chairman of the U.K.-based promotional products service organization will be rememb...
Obituary: Brian Stahl, Cofounder and Former Head of Operations at Stahls’
NewsThe industry leader, who passed away on Nov. 22 at 78, will be remembered for his gener...
Obituary: Paula Shulman, Prime Line
NewsThe 2008 Counselor Woman of Distinction and former longtime executive at Prime Line pas...
Obituary: Stephanie Bierbaum-Howard, Summit Group
Bierbaum-Howard, 49, spent more than 13 ye...
Obituary: Joseph G. Lipic, Sr., Alexander Manufacturing
The industry veteran led the St. Louis, MO...
Obituary: John Parker Kuhn, Clayton & Crume
Kuhn, only 31 years old, was vice presiden...
Obituary: Don Edwards, N. Donald Edwards Co.
Named Counselor’s Person of the Year in 19...
Obituary: Fred Albrecht, Proforma Albrecht & Co.
The long-time co-owner of one of promo’s m...
Obituary: Robert Paschal, Warwick Publishing
The owner and CEO of Warwick Publishing pa...
Obituary: Gordon Halward Hunting, Apple Valley Promotions
NewsHunting established the distributorship with his wife over 40 years ago.
Obituary: Ronald Remer, Big East Sales Team
NewsRemer was a respected multi-line representative in the Northeast region of the U.S.
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Obituary: Steve Rosengarten, Bodek & Rhodes
NewsAs vice president of sales, Rosengarten helped build Bodek & Rhodes, which has since be...
Obituary: Mary Jo Diemer, Rosebud Marketing Group
NewsDiemer and her husband Thom Wilson ran the Southern California-based distributorship fo...
Obituary: Brian Haner, Image Source
NewsHaner founded the Washington-based distributorship, leading it to become a $30 million-...
Obituary: Jeffrey Alan Swartz, Powerhouse Advertising
NewsSwartz founded the Virginia-based distributorship and ran it for almost 30 years.