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R. Wayne Dick, retired LifeStyle exec
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Industry veteran R. Wayne Dick, who retired in January as vice president and general manager of LifeStyle Leather Products, a division of LifeStyle Furnishings International, has died. He was 57.
An accountant by training, Dick was a partner at the firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells when he entered the furniture industry more than 20 years ago as president of Burris Inds.
Later, he was owner and chief executive officer of motion upholstery specialist Charles Harland Inc. and was vice president and general manager of leather and motion upholstery at Thomasville Furniture before joining LifeStyle Leather.
Survivors include his wife, his mother, a daughter; a son, Harland Dick, director of leather upholstery for Bernhardt Furniture; and a grandson.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the Kidney Cancer Assn., with donations earmarked for renal cell cancer research. The association is at 1234 Sherman Ave., Suite 203, Evanston, Ill. 60202. For information, call (847) 332-1051 or visit the Web site www.kidneycancerassociation.org.
Burton ‘Burt’ Rosenbaum, longtime sales rep
AVENTURA, Fla. — Burton “Burt” Rosenbaum, a longtime sales representative for Stratford and more recently for StainSafe and Oak West Furniture, has died. He was 81.
Pedro Capo, vice president of operations at retailer El Dorado Furniture, Miami, said he met Rosenbaum 15 years ago when he saw the rep in a store dressed in a green, blue and yellow outfit that made him look like a parrot.
“That was the way he wanted to be known, different and funny,” said Capo. “I didn’t know it at the time, but I had just met the man that would be my sounding board for the rest of his life.”
He said Rosenbaum talked to the retailer’s salespeople and many other store employees and offered valuable, honest advice, sometimes challenging the way people thought.
“Burt, we all miss you at El Dorado. You were one hell of a guy,” Capo said.
Rosenbaum is survived by a son.
Aaron H. Goldberg, sales rep and distributor
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Aaron H. Goldberg, who worked in the industry for 40 years as a sales representative and distributor before retiring in 1990, has died. He was 85.
Goldberg, known as “Big A,” represented Vaughan Furniture of Virginia in Michigan and Canada. He is survived by his wife and two sons — Richard Goldberg, a rep for Vaughan of Virginia, and Howard Goldberg, a rep for Vaughan and Alan White.
John Kastan Jr., former Broyhill sales manager
NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. — John Kastan Jr., a former salesman and regional sales manager for Broyhill Furniture, died last week after a bout with cancer. He was 71.
Kastan retired from Broyhill in 1993 and moved to Florida. He was employed by the Florida Park Service and worked on the Navarre Fishing Pier.
Survivors include his wife, two daughters, a son and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Covenant Hospice, 2001 North Palafox St., Pensacola, Fla., 32501.
