2007

Ray Brace

Ray Brace

Ray was born January 22, 1944, in Pittsburgh. He attended South Hills H.S. and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University. Ray and his wife Patricia, whom he married in 1966, raised three children, Mark, Matthew and Marianne. He retires from The Hershey Co. as senior vice-president of global […]

Allan Dudovitz

Allan Dudovitz

On September 25, 1941, Allan, also known as Vitz, was born in St. Paul, MN. He attended Central H.S. and then went to the University of Minneapolis, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Upon graduation, he began his career in 1963 as an office manager at wholesaler/rebagger Fritz, Co., eventually opening a Denver […]

Dominick J. Romano

Dominick J. Romano

On January 4, 1956, Dominick, also known as DJ, was born in Dover, NJ. He graduated from Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ, and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. DJ and his wife Cathy, whom he married in 1979, have three children: Martine, Arielle and Drew. He began his 33-year career at Ronetco Supermarkets, part of the […]

Anthony Paul Richards

Anthony Paul Richards

A native of Southport, England, Paul was born September 6, 1943. He earned a degree in cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery from the University of London and the City of Guilds of London Institute. He also held final certificates in cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery from the City and Guilds of London Institutes, and went […]

Reginald Ohlson

Reginald Ohlson

Born in London on November 24, 1929, Reg graduated from Slough H.S. and between 1948 and 1950 served as asergeant in the Royal Corps of Signals. Reg received a bachelor’s degree in Botany from London University in 1956 and completed research on plant physiology for his Ph.D. in 1965 at King’s College, London University. He […]

Richard Medwar

Richard Medwar

A native of Boston, Rich was born on June 2, 1944. He graduated from Boston Latin H.S. and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University. He also received certificates in executive management from the University of Virginia, Cornell University and Northwestern University. He and Patricia, whom he married in 1971, have three […]

Tony Gazzola

Tony Gazzola

On September 21, 1950, Tony was born in Attleboro, MA. Attending Bishop Feehan H.S., he graduated from Providence College with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. He married Kathy at St. Peter’s Church in August 1974 in Rhode Island, and together they raised sons Anthony and Danny. He has 30 years of experience in the […]

Robert Lukas

Robert Lukas

Bob was born April 20, 1938, in New Kensington, PA, the son of L.E. and Ann Lukas, and brother to Loretta. He attended St. Joseph H.S. in Natrona, PA, and then attended the University of Pittsburgh. Bob served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1956 to 1962. Starting his career with Campbell Sales Co. […]

Charles Flavelle

Charles Flavelle

Chuck was born February 8, 1929, in Vancouver, Canada. He attended Prince of Wales H.S. in Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. He and Lucile were married in September 1955 at Dominion Douglas United Church in Montreal, and together they raised four children: Karen, Scott, Alix and Keith. A 44-year veteran of the candy […]

J. William Ryan

J. William Ryan

Born in Youngstown, OH, on May 5, 1941, Bill attended Cardinal Mooney High School, then went on to Youngstown State University. He married Gert in July 1967 and together they raised five children – Greg, Mike, Maureen, Dan and Patti. Bill served as a sergeant in the Army National Guard for six years in Ohio, […]