Robert Bernard Wegman

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Robert Bernard Wegman

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Birthplace: Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Death: April 20, 2006 (87)
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Walter E. Wegman and Anna Emelia Wegman
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Wegman
Father of Daniel R. Wegman; Private; Private and Private
Brother of Cecelia Rose Wright and James W. Wegman

Occupation: Business man & Philanthropist, Chairman of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Managed by: Linda Kathleen Thompson, (c)
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About Robert Bernard Wegman

Robert Wegman (1918 - April 20, 2006) was a pioneer of the one-stop shopping concept. He was the son of Wegmans Food Markets co-founder Walter Wegman. Until his death in 2006 at age 87, he was the chairperson for Wegmans. In over a half-century under his leadership, the family grocery business grew into one of the largest private companies in the United States. In 2005, when the company ranked #1 on Fortune magazine's list of best companies to work for, Robert Wegman is known to have said: "This is the culmination of my life's work."

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Robert Bernard Wegman's Timeline

1918
October 14, 1918
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
1947
March 6, 1947
2006
April 20, 2006
Age 87
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States