He was the founder of Marshall Industries (NYSE: MI), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999.
[2] He graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1937[3] and the University of Southern California in 1946.
[2][4] He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II.
[2][6] He served as its president from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its chief executive officer until 1994.
[6] The company became one of the nation's five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies.