IN MEMORIAM
 
Victor Ronald Pearson, 79, a retired executive of the American Linen Supply Co. (AmeriPride Linen and Apparel Services) passed away on May 23. A U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany after World War II, Pearson graduated in 1951 from the University of Illinois with a BS degree in industrial management and marketing.
 
His textile services career began in 1955 when he joined American Linen Supply Co. in Chicago. In 1960, he relocated to Hartford, CT, where he served as a general manger and later district and regional manager for the company ...