Gary Comer

Gary Campbell Comer (December 10, 1927 – October 4, 2006) was the founder of mail order clothing retailer Lands' End.

After quitting, he traveled around Europe for a year, and then, having been an avid sailor from childhood, he began his own business supplying sailing equipment.

Comer was president until 1990, including following Lands' End's registration as a public company, when he stepped down from active management.

[1] Comer was a long-time philanthropist, donating money to causes including children's health care, education and the study of global climate change.

[6] Comer succumbed to prostate cancer on October 4, 2006, at his home in Chicago surrounded by his family.