1997

Bobby J. Prince

Bobby was born in Dallas on December 4, 1937. He graduated from Sunset High School in 1956 and attended Arlington State. He married Linda in 1964, and the couple raised two daughters, Dristi and Sherri. At the time of his induction, he had been in the industry for 32 years, latterly spending six years as […]

Kenneth G. Latimer

Ken was born in San Francisco on October 28, 1933. He attended Jordan High School and, on a football scholarship, Utah State University. He married Sharon on December 11, 1956. At the time of his induction, Ken was vice-president of retail sales for Lalor-Latimer Sales Co. His career began in 1958 with Standard Brands, Inc. […]

Theodore R. Horelick

Theodore R. Horelick

Ted was born April 6, 1936 in New York City, attended DeWitt Clinton High School in Bronx, NY, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He married Marsha in September, 1961, and raised two children, Laurie and Jeffrey. Ted spent his industry career with the Stanley Marks […]

Bill R. Hoffman

Bill was born August 20, 1945 in Orange, NJ. He attended East Orange High School and Glassboro State, also in New Jersey. He raised one son, Billy Hoffman, Jr. A more than 33-year candy industry veteran, Bill owned Great Southern Marketing at the time of his induction. Previously, he spent 16 years at Charms Co. […]

John R. George

John was born June 8, 1925 in Utica, NY. He attended Utica College and served with the U.S. Army during World War II in England, France and Germany. He married Ann in September 1948, and raised two children. He was a salesman at Beechnut Packing Co. from 1948 to 1953 and at Walter Johnson Candy […]

Robert H. Wallish

Born July 15, 1937, in Evanston, IL, Bob attended St. George High School in Evanston. A business major, Bob received his BA from Marquette University while playing football on a four-year scholarship. He married Jenny Berg-Wallish in September 1988. He had three daughters by a previous marriage; Deborah, Elizabeth and Kathleen. Bob began as a […]

John R. Bonnet

Picture of John Bonnet

Born March 14, 1940 in Newark, NJ, John Bonnet graduated from East Orange High School and Seton Hall. He married Marge in 1961 and raised two children, John and Scott. With nearly 35 years experience in sales, John entered the candy industry in 1972 as national sales manager at Ward Candy Co. joining Pezrow Food […]