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Remembering Tony DeMasi
he gift industry lost Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties magazine
Editor Tony DeMasi October 23, 2008. DeMasi
was recognized with a special tribute article in SGN’s
November/December 2008 issue. Here is an additional
impression of DeMasi from reader Shirley George Frazier:
“Tony DeMasi was one of the first gift industry individuals
to embrace me. He encouraged all of us to think big in
business, a fundamental that stays with me today. I’ll always
appreciate his inspiration, and terrific personality, and friendship.”
— Shirley George Frazier, GiftBasketBusiness.com,
Paterson, N.J.
The Industry Loses Patricia Francis
(Patty) Campbell Schafer
atricia Francis (Patty) Campbell Schafer, of
Dillon County, S.C., who had been part owner
of South of the Border, died January 5, 2009.
Born September 14, 1941 in Dillon, she was
employed by Schafer Distributing and later South of
the Border, where she subsequently became part owner.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Alan H.
Schafer and her father, Robert C. Campbell.
Campbell Schafer’s lifelong philanthropic efforts
benefited many Dillon County charities
and local churches.
She is survived by her mother,
three sisters, a brother, five nephews
and three nieces.
Texas Retailer Bob Clark Remembered as an Advocate for Worthy Causes
ort Aransas, Texas, businessman
and contributor to the
community, Robert E. “Bob”
Clark III, 64, died unexpectedly late
last year.
Clark and his wife, Sandy, supported
many civic projects and
charitable organizations in Port
Aransas.
Clark, who was born in
Pennsylvania, worked for a time as a
souvenir salesman, and opened his
first store, Sandy’s Shirt Shack, in
Port Aransas in 1972. The Clarks’
opened a vast array of shops in the
subsequent years.
In addition to his wife of 42
years, Clark is survived by three children
and three grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy can be
made to the Port Aransas Boy
Scouts, c/o George Horner,
American Bank, 216 S. Alister
Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373.
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