Article: Bill "King" Cavens.(Deaths)

Bill "King" Cavens, sales manager at Harris-Teller, died on December 3; he was 67 years old. He had been with the company since its first day in business in 1967.

Michael Harris, owner of Harris-Teller, commented, "Bill had a special way of connecting with the people he came in contact with, and he will never be forgotten."

In 1966 Cavens went to work for Henry Teller & Son. The following year the company became Harris-Teller. "We liked to joke that he came with the company, but in reality he was largely responsible for building the company," said Harris. "He drove others to excel almost as hard as he drove himself. He would not accept anything but ...

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