|
|
Article: REGINALD LEWIS, BEATRICE CHAIRMAN, DIES
- Article from:
- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- January 20, 1993
CopyrightCopyright, 1993, Post-Tribune. All rights reserved. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED. (Hide copyright information)
|
THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION.
Reginald Lewis, chairman of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, the nation's largest black-owned business, died Tuesday, one day after it was disclosed he had cancer of the brain and was in a coma. He was 50.
Lewis died of a cerebral hemorrhage secondary to his cancer, said the company, which did not disclose further details about his condition or hospitalization.
Lewis, a philanthropist with a reputation as a tough business man, was named by Forbes magazine last year among the 400 richest Americans with a net worth estimated at $400 million.
He bought the McCall Pattern Co. in 1984 and sold it in 1987 at a substantial ...