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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Glass America Hires New CEO
Glass America hired Michael Barry to fill the role of CEO in mid October,
following the resignation of David Rohlfing as president and CEO.
Barry most recently served as president of Prairie Street Capital, a Chicago-based
private equity firm. He also has served as a senior executive with Copperfield
Chimney Supply Inc., a supplier of proprietary chimney and hearth products;
Intech EDM, an industrial distributor and manufacturer of consumable materials
for Electrical Discharge Machining; and Woodward Inc., a patio furniture
manufacturer.
Rohlfing, who remains a minority shareholder in the company, also resigned
from his seat on Glass America’s board of directors. He had been with
Chicago-based Glass America since 2004, when he joined with a group of
investors to acquire it. Rohlfing has a long history in the industry,
having gotten his start in 1972 as an auto glass installer trainee.
OBITUARIES
Old Dominion Glass Founder Passes Away
Old Dominion Glass founder Ray Tate of Richmond, Va., passed away
in mid October after a long illness. He was 68.
Tate is survived by his wife, Trina; his son, Chris Tate; his daughters,
Brittany and Morgan Hutchinson; three grandchildren; his sisters, Debbie
Wickham, Faye Haynie, Charlene Smith, Annabelle Ambrosen; and his brothers,
Donnie Tate and Frankie Corbin; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and
nephews.
Tate founded Old Dominion Glass in 1981, and retired in 2005.
“Ray was a friend to many, a great leader and mentor and will be greatly
missed by all who knew him,” says Donald Rommell, who worked closely with
Tate at Old Dominion for many years.
Outside the auto glass industry, Tate also was well-known for his time
with the University of Richmond Spiders football team, where he played
for several years and was team captain, All Southern Conference and All
State in 1965. After graduating from the University of Richmond, he was
an assistant coach from 1966 to 1973.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be
made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
AGRR
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