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Feb 23, 1992 · INDIANAPOLIS -- John F. Geisse, the founder and chairman of Venture Stores and a pioneer in the discount retail industry, died of apparent heart failure Friday, his family announced Sunday. He was 71.
Aug 18, 2009 · We know Sam Walton. We respect Jim Sinegal. We admire Sol Price. But there was another retail giant – a true pioneer – who is too often forgotten or overlooked in today’s crowded marketplace: John F. Geisse. To know John Geisse is to love him. Father of 10, dutiful husband to wife Mary, hardworking man, devoted citizen. That is John Geisse.
Twenty-five years ago, a plane piloted by the 38-year-old attorney and George magazine founder crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing him, as well as his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his ...
Geisse was born on September 1, 1920, [2] in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of aeronautical inventor John Harlin and Esther (née Wattawa) Geisse. [3] He grew up in the Washington, D.C., area [3] and attended St. John's College High School. [4] He was set to graduate from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1942, [1] [5] [6] until ...
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Feb 27, 1992 · John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died on Friday at his home in Indianapolis. He was 71 years old. Mr. Geisse died of a heart attack ...
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Mar 1, 1992 · John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died Feb. 21 at his home in Indianapolis. He was 71. Mr. Geisse died of a heart attack, his family ...
