Today in the small eastern Oregon town of Klamath Falls residents are paying their respects to Richard WENdt (the WEN in jeld wen) who passed away from complications of a stroke at age 79.
Sent by his father in 1956 to try and salvage a wood sash company in Bend Oregon (Caradco) he stayed and created his own private company which today has over $2 billion in sales with 150 divisions and 60 plants in 20 foreign countries with over 20,000 employees.
Information is from published obits.
A note about Jeld Wen
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Re: A note about Jeld Wen
Sorry to hear of his passing.
God Bless and Rest in Peace.
God Bless and Rest in Peace.
Re: A note about Jeld Wen
RIP............
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