Richard E. (Dick) Kaeser passed away Thursday, August 11 at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Claire, daughter Christy Kaeser, and son Kurt Kaeser. Dick was a decorated U.S. Army Officer who served during the Korean War.
Dick was an innovator bringing many original concepts to Kaeser & Blair and to the industry. In 1980 he instituted a referral program for K&B Dealers (the independent sales people/business owners that work with K&B). Dick realized that many dealers knew others that could thrive in the promotional advertising business if they had the support of K&B. He built an ongoing program to bring new dealers into the organization and compensate existing dealers at the same time. Today that program adds more than $1 million to dealers' incomes each year.
- People:
- Kurt Kaeser