News | In Memoriam
Industry Loses Waxie VP
Jim Fischer, vice president of business development for Waxie Sanitary Supply, passed away May 13, 2019. He was 58. Fischer was born and raised...read more
Industry Loses Procyon Founder
Ivan Day, founder of Procyon, passed away January 18, 2019. He was 61 years old. A cleaning industry veteran, Day founded Procyon...read more
Industry Loses Avmor Founder
Avrum (Avi) Morrow, a philanthropist and founder of Avmor Ltd—a Canadian provider of professional cleaning solutions focusing on green cleaning...read more
Industry Loses ManageMen Founder
John Walker, founder and president of ManageMen, Inc., passed away October 28, 2018. He was 70 years old. A longtime contributor to...read more
Industry Loses Ha-Ste Manufacturing Founder
John W. “Red” Stewart Jr, founder of Ha-Ste Manufacturing, Inc., passed away July 16, 2018. He was 94 years old. Stewart was...read more
Industry Loses Mulberry Founder
Christopher Klopper, CEO and founder of Mulberry Marketing Communications Ltd., passed away June 17. A graduate of the University of the Arts...read more
Industry Loses Servicon Systems Founder
Richard Mahdesian, founder of Servicon Systems, Inc., passed away March 31, 2018. He was 89 years old. Mahdesian was born January 9,...read more
Industry Loses SC Johnson Matriarch
Imogene Powers Johnson passed away March 3, 2018. She was 87 years old. In 1954, Imogene married Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr., the...read more
