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| Jay Van Vechten |
Jay Van Vechten, who ran Van Vechten & Co. PR firm for 32 years and was an advocate for disabled people, died July 11 in Boca Raton. He was 75.
VV&C, which launched in 1979 in New York, ran campaigns for pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical trade associations and publishing clients, as well as crisis programs in 34 countries. It relocated to Boca Raton during the 1990s.
Van Vechten, who was injured by a fall in 2001, founded the American Disabilities Foundation and the Boating Beach Bash for People with Disabilities in 2008.
The Bash, which bills itself as largest, free, fun event in the US for people with physical and/or intellectual challenges, draws more than 5,000 people each year for a day-long BBQ, plus boat rides on 20-plus yachts and a full-range of activities for children.
Hugh Braithwaite, founder of Braithwaite Communications in Philadelphia, died Feb. 28. He was 63.
Alfred Horowitz, who was a PR counselor, educator, businessman and philanthropist, died February 14 of natural causes. He was 93.
Ginger Reeder, the former VP-corporate communications at Neiman Marcus, died Jan. 9. She was 64.
José Antonio Llorente, founding partner and executive chairman of Spain’s LLYC, died from cancer on Jan. 1. He was
Bob Dorf, who founded his own firm and then ran Dorf & Stanton with Alex Stanton, died Dec. 2. He was 74.
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