[1][2][3] Gordon, who was 95 years old, was the oldest CEO of a company trading on a major American stock exchange at the time of his death in 2015.
[3][5] After college, Gordon moved to a military training school in Camp Lee, Virginia, where he was hired as a quartermaster instructor.
[3] Gordon then became the chief executive of a women's hosiery and knitwear company headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire.
[6] Under Gordon, Tootsie Roll Industries acquired Mason and Bonomo, the manufacturer of Dots gumdrops, during the 1970s.
[2] He also oversaw the purchase of the Dubble Bubble and Andes Chocolate Mints by Tootsie Roll Industries in the early 2000s.