Beth Mart was part of a show for new artists working in mixed medium collage at the Xanda McCagg Studio, 526 West 26th Street, Studio 509, NY 10001

Jean DeLong Custer I worked in media in the 1980’s with Irwin Gotlieb and Rino Scanzoni and for Phil Guarascio and Rich Hamilton. Went over to the client side some years ago and am now Co-op Advertising Manager at Case New Holland in New Holland, PA. Am glad to find all of them listed on this website.

Wilma Hits B&B Alumni All B&Bers send their best to Irv Osowsky and his family. Hurricane Wilma tore through his new retirement home, and his community. Anyone wishing to contact Irv can reach him at: irvo@bellsouth.net • 8628 Windy Circle, Boynton Beach FL 33437

Web Whiz Designs B&B Site, Hears Comments, Heads for the Woods
Dale Puckett, who served Benton & Bowles even after they stopped paying him, has moved to downtown Days Ferry, Maine. The population is now at least two. Puckett, an award-winning art director from 1972 to 1981, continued to do yeoman service for the agency by designing and maintaining this B&B website.

The hours were many, the help scant and the pay zero, but Dale labored until this site was up and running. Then he kept it running for three years.Now, Dale and his wife Irma, have moved to Days Ferry (Goose Cove), Maine, a sight that will flabbergast you if you visit Http://WWW.464RR.COM. 909 Third Avenue it ain’t. We thank you Dale. Your skills, patience and spirit are the very reasons B&B Alumni has moved so far, so fast.

Marty Klar (Copywriter, 1979-1981)
Worked with Tony Antonios and Guy Migliaccio.  Was in Greg Weinshanker's group, and then Charlie Jackson's.  Left with Guy to go work with Don Resnick (former B&B'er) at Grey.  That lasted one year.  Moved to LA in '82 to work on 3M package goods biz at DFS.  That quickly turned into a gig on Toyota regional retail, which evolved into a CD spot on Toyota national, and of course DFS became Saatchi.  Moved to Grand Rapids, MI in '96 for some regional Chevy business AND A MUCH BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.  Went freelance in'99.  Now on staff for TCAA (New England Toyota Dealer biz) in Dedham, MA, but I work from my home in Grand Rapids.  Great memories from my short stay at B&B.  Candy Greathouse, Greg, Tony, where are you?  Still in touch with Vicky Amon and through her Guy Migliaccio and I have reconnected.  Married to an art director I met in NY at McCaffrey & McCall.  We have one very artistic daughter, and thank goodness because as we all know, everyone can write!

Dick Anderson’s daughter
Dick Anderson’s (1952-1969) daughter, Lise, has written a memoir of her father’s time in the ad biz, and has been hunting for an agent and/or publisher. Dick was Co-Creative Director with Mitch Epstein in 1968-1969. He died in 1974. Lise gets our Reunion announcements from Sid Lerner, and hopes to attend one of these days. Meanwhile, she works on a Pregnancy Research project for the NIH at Womens Hospital at the Univ. of Michigan.

Meredith Stern (Storyboard Girl, Assistant Art Director, Art Director 1969-1978)
B&B was my first job out of college and boy was I dazzled! I stayed on the agency side of the biz as Art Director/ Creative Director at two different agencies until 1985.

Then I started my own Comp Art Studio, ART DIRECTOR’S STUDIO. For the next 10 years my team of 25 artists, 3 reps and I had lots of  fun drawing Comps, Storyboards and Animatic Art for many agencies in NYC.

In 1997 I had a career opportunity in Los Angeles.
I’m selling, designing and manufacturing promotional products and fashion accessories for give-a-way and resale for a firm in Santa Monica and I’ve never looked back.

Nothing like going to work with the top down, in
flip-flops and sunglasses every day!

Tom Carey
(Last position: Managing Director, 1967-1990)
I have retired from Omnicom, as of December 23 and am looking forward to the next chapter in our lives with our children and grandchildren.

Jim Phox
When Jim attended the Reunion in 2004, he brought along this photo from 1976, thinking folks might not recognize him. Back then he had lots of hair, which is not the case now. He is currently a SVP/ Senior Producer in San Francisco @ FCB.

Do you know what’s happening to these people?
This is a list of people others have tried to find, or want to find. If you have any information on the ex-B&Bers listed here, or on any other missing alumni, please contact Diane Dudzinski at diane@blauweissadvertising.com

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IN MEMORIAM
We regret the passing of the following B&B alumni:

I am very sorry to be the bearer of bad news (again, after Mike Moore) but we lost
George Simko Wednesday night (12/30/09) after a long bout with cancer. Within a few short months we have lost two legends of media. George was a street-smart, wise, and joyous man with a wonderful sense of humor, a big smile and a raucous laugh. He loved jokes and he loved people, and was always available for counsel and support. For those of us who worked for him or with him, he was always someone who listened well and backed you up and had a bias for action that was refreshing.                                                                    -- Arty Selkowitz

 

Our wonderful and brilliant Mike Moore, died on October 18, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Karen, loving father of David and Jeffrey, cherished grandfather. Mike Moore, former Media Director of Benton & Bowles and later the media leader of D'Arcy, Televest, and MediaVest, passed away on October 18th in New York after a two year battle with eosphageal cancer.

Mike was also the first Media Director to sit on the Board of Directors of a major advertising agency as Benton & Bowles, always a media innovator and power house, realized he had much to offer in the the broader sense of running an agency.
 
Mike was a good and gentle man. He cared deeply about the welfare of his people and always sought recognition, not for himself, but for his people in media and the media profession overall. He came of age when the media departments of agencies were considered an ancillary function and through his leadership and creativity he brought media to the forefront of agency thinking and contribution. Indeed, because of his innovation in developing the AOR function and recognizing the power of independent media thinking and leadership, he was a pioneer in developing, through Televest, the concept of stand-alone media operations which is so prevalent today.
 
Mike was quiet and low-key, but he was passionate in behalf of his clients who came to respect and love him for his insights, intelligence, and fair play. He was respected and heeded by the most important names in client-land---Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble, Kraft, General Motors, etc.
 
No one cared more for the agency and its people than Mike, and the results of his mentorship are reflected in the leadership of most of the major media operations in the country today.  He was a wise and considerate man who will be missed by all whom he taught and touched.
                                                                       -- Arty Selkowitz

Hello Arty,
 
Thank you for putting George into my thoughts.  In his role as Euro President of D'Arcy, I saw a lot of him and worked alongside him on countless occasions, but … I think that for me the defining image of this feisty little man occurs in a Parisian restaurant on the evening of Jean Jabes' funeral.  The Euro management team was devastated by the loss of our greatly loved regional leader, and perhaps sensing this, George invited us to join him for dinner that night where he held court for hours cheering us and entertaining us with a non-stop stream of anecdotes and humour....a kind of one-man vaudeville act that worked like a well-needed tonic on all of us.  Brilliant leadership.
 
I join you in thinking of this 'street-smart, wise, and joyous man' and in hoping that the coming decade fulfils the hopes of us all. -- Richard Barker

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Shelly Platt on June 3, 2009. Shelly is survived by his wife Sue and his daughters Eden, Karen and Deborah, and his grandchildren Nathaniel, Jacob and Rebecca. Shelly was twice a producer at Benton and Bowles, and it was during his later stint that most of us remember him. Shelly was, in an agency of colorful, talented characters, one-of-a kind. He was a mentor to a generation of young producers. A bear to a generation of TV directors and producers. And a wonderful friend to a great number of fellow B&B-ers who will sorely miss his genuine, good-hearted, warm friendship, wrapped in a fake curmudgeonly style.

It is with great sadness that we report the death from heart failure of Anne A. Watson, a long-time B&B-er in September 2008. She so enjoyed working at the agency, and treasured her many friendships from there over the years.  Those who wish to get in touch with her family can contact Joyce LaRosa.

We regret to report that Boris Esterkis passed away on July 17, 2008
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Mark Abrams, on April 2, 2008 at Hudson Valley Hospital.  He was 58.  He is survived by his wife Nancy and their triplet children Kirstin, Kimberly and Keith.  Further info can be found here: www.nyjnews.com/obits/Obit1.php?pid=2487468

Lois Burke, Research Librarian – January 12, 2008, of cancer

Jim Carroll, Director of Production – November 12, 2006, after a long illness

Louie Musachio, Art Director – December 10, 2007
of complications from heart bypass surgery

Stam Nishimura, Director of Post Production – December, 2007, while on a cruise

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Walter Cohen, in an automobile accident near his home in the Adirondacks on September 27, 2007.

"To those of you who worked with us and knew us as 'Bernie & Walter,' I feel that I lost part of myself now that Walter's gone.  We were a creative team for over 20 years.  Two shy art directors who wrote our own copy, were our own assistants, as well as our own supervisors.

Somehow we managed to do it all and have fun too.  We both used to laugh when we'd get interoffice memos and stuff addressed to 'Bernie & Walter' with no last names.  They knew where to deliver it.

We were both very fortunate to have met and worked with many wonderful people over the years, and almost every time we spoke we would talk about many of the great people we worked with and laugh at the 'Bernie & Walter' stories.

My favorite (and Walter's too) was one that shows how close we were.  We were on a conference call in our office at B&B with a P&G client.  I was on my phone, Walter was on his phone, and Steve Davis, the account exec, was on the third phone.  At one point, I sneezed into the phone.  The client on the other end said 'God bless you!' and without missing a beat, Walter said 'Thank you!'  We all burst into laughter when Steve told the client what had just happened.  Just the other day, Steve reminded me that the P&G client was George Hoefer, who eventually becazme one of the partners in the advertising agency that lured us away from B&B.

I still can't believe that Walter's gone.  I miss him"

Most sincerely, Bernie Most

Sam Cooperstein – February 8, 2007

Jim Tigue – January, 2007, of cancer

 Ray Marione – January 27, 2007 of cancer.  
Ray's daughter, Danielle Grant, suggests memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.  Notes of condolence can be sent to Ray's family at 252 Cottrell Road, Old Bridge, NJ 08857.
Ray's daughter, Danielle Grant, suggest memorials to the American Cancer Society. Notes of condolence can go to Ray's family at 252 Cottrell Road, Old Bridge, NJ 08857.”

Myrt Selders – April 2, 2006.
Of cancer, in Lawrence, Kansas. Family suggests memorials in her name to the First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, KS, specifically for the Music Program or to Lawrence Community Theatre and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13 St., Lawrence, KS 66044-3402, Ph 785-843-1120. Condolences may be addressed to Raymond Fessler, for the family and sent to info@warrenmcelwain.com Subject: Selders or directly to Ray Fessler @ rayfes@sbcglobal.net.

Tom Ogdon – February 15, 2006.
He suffered a serious fall on stairs upon leaving a restaurant on January 30th. Expected to recover, he suddenly suffered a fatal infection. His wife Michele, daughter Kristin, and sons David and Barry survive him. He had a great zest for life and will be sorely missed.

Anna Cisar – 2006

Ciccio (Arcangelo) Fiorani
(Ran B&B Italy for many years) – July 2005 of cancer

Mary Kohlmainen Lambert – died February 2005

Florence Reiff Fertig  
May 27, 2004 ending her long struggle with cancer.

Sandy Sulcer – January 2004 of a heart attack.

Ann Brady – December 2003 of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Joe Toto – May 2002, of cancer

John LaPick

Charlie Jackson, died 1988

Barrie Webster

It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of Julian Bernstein, husband of Betsy Bernstein. Anyone wishing to contact Betsy or her twins, Michael and David, can reach them at: Betsy Bernstein, 4 Old Woods Drive, Harrison, NY 10528. 914-698-5141

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