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Article: PUTTING HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MIND IS LEONARD FLORENCE KEEPS ON GIVING
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 23, 2003
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For the record, Leonard Florence is not retiring. Despite what
some may think, the 72-year-old has too much he wants to do needs to
do, really.
"Everyone is telling me I'm retiring, but I'm announcing that I'm
not," he says.
Florence has just stepped down as chairman of the East Boston-
based Syratech Corp., a manufacturer of tabletop giftware and
seasonal products. But Florence plans to devote most of his time to
the philanthropic work that has been his passion for years.
Plus, Florence says, he's been told he needs to give his wife,
Charlotte, two weeks' notice if he plans to retire, so she can find
herself a job. Florence, known as Lenny to friends and he has
hundreds has received ...