Harry V. Quadracci
Harry V. Quadracci (January 10, 1936 – July 29, 2002) founded Quad/Graphics with his wife Elizabeth Quadracci.[1]
Work at Krueger
[edit]Quadracci worked at W.A.Krueger, but eventually left when a managerial disagreement led to a strike. He was not included when the president of the company reached a settlement, and he felt the negotiating was done behind his back. He interpreted it as a signal that he would not eventually fulfill the role as president of the company. He then left to form his own company.[2]
Company beginnings
[edit]Quadracci leased a 20,000 square foot building in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. By 1974 the company had 35 employees.[2]
Contract
[edit]In 1977, Quadracci was able to land Newsweek, and in 2000 landed National Geographic.[2]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2001, Harry V. Quadracci and his wife Elizabeth Quadracci helped finance the addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum designed by Santiago Calatrava. The Quadraccis donated $10 million in a donation-matching challenge they spearheaded. The addition was named the Quadracci Pavilion.[3]
Death
[edit]Quadracci died at 66 years old at Pine Lake in Chenequa, Wisconsin. He suffered from an unknown medical incident which resulted in him drowning.[2] Wisconsin probate case has his date of birth listed as January not June.
Memorial
[edit]In his memorial Quad/Graphics donated 1 million dollars to Waukesha County Technical College and named a newer area of the school the Harry V. Quadracci Printing and Graphics Center.
The $1 million gift came from Quad/Graphics clients, friends, vendors, and employees who donated to the Harry V. Quadracci Memorial Fund. The contributions totalled $500,000, and then were matched by Quad/Graphics' Windhover Foundation for a total gift of $1 million.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry V. Quadracci, 66, Chief Of Magazine Printing Company". Associated Press. Jul 31, 2002. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lake Country Now". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020.
- ^ "Quad/Graphics and WCTC Partner to Create the Harry V. Quadracci Printing and Graphics Center. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- 1936 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Chenequa, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Philanthropists from Wisconsin
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American philanthropists
- Deaths by drowning in the United States
- Accidental deaths in Wisconsin
- 20th-century American philanthropists