 |
| Hugh Brathwaite |
Hugh Braithwaite, founder of Braithwaite Communications in Philadelphia, died Feb. 28. He was 63.
The Philadelphia Inquirer called Braithwaite “a creative and engaging expert in crisis communications, PR, marketing and branding” who handled countless companies, institutions, associations and individuals.
His shop, which launched in 1996, served clients such as Wawa, General Electric, Merck and Hasbro.
Prior to starting his own shop, Braithwaite was founding VP at Tierney Group, account supervisor at Porter Novelli an senior account executive at Cohn & Wolfe.
Donations in Braithwaite’s name should go to:
Heights Philadelphia
Director of Finance and Administration
123 S. Broad St., Suite 850
Philadelphia, PA 19109
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.
Mark Weiner, research guru and a leader in PR measurement, died on Dec. 10. He was 68.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.