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| Richard S. Levick |
LEVICK CEO Richard S. Levick passed away April 11, due to cancer, his firm today announced. He was 65.
He founded the firm in 1998, and it was a shaping force on the practice of crisis and litigation communications and reputation management. The firm has handled the media on such matters as the 2000 Florida election recount, the Catholic Church during its sex-abuse scandals, and prisoner detentions at Guantanamo.
In a statement, the firm's leadership team noted that Levick's impact on the world of communications will be felt for years to come:
"We have lost a great man, an inspiring mentor, a pioneering leader, and a true friend to many of us in this business. We will miss Richard deeply, but his legacy will live on through the work that we do every day, the people who were made better for having known him, and the countless reputations that were saved because of him."
The firm plans to host a celebration of his life with details to be announced.
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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