dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (David S. Green) (12/17/84)
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Ben Berkey died on Sunday, December 16, 1984 at his home in
Scarsdale, NY. He was 72 years old. He was the founder
of Berkey Photo, Inc. and the retired President and Chairman
of the Board of the Corporation. Mr. Berkey founded the
Company in 1933 with a $500 loan from his mother. At the
height of the company's success only Kodak and Polaroid were
larger. Berkey Photo was and is the second largest independent
photofinisher in the USA. Ben Berkey was one of the first importers
of photographic equipment from Japan and Germany after WW II. He pioneered
the concept of the wholesale photographic industry. He founded Peerless
Camera stores and bought Willoughby's. Willoughby - Peerless is
the largest photographic store in the world. In addition, the Colortran
division won an Academy award for advances in professional movie
lighting. He was a prominent philanthropist. Funeral services
will be held this Thursday in Scarsdale, NY.
David S. Green {ihnp4}!mhuxi!dsg 201-564-4468