Harvard Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Bernard Edison
Bernard Alan Edison, aged 90 and former president and CEO of Edison Brother Stores, Inc, died early Wednesday morning at home, surrounded by family. Mr. Edison - Bunny to his friends - built a thriving shoe business into what was, during the 1970s, the largest women's shoe retailer in the US. He helped diversify the business into a specialty retailer, with stores such as Jeans West, J. Riggings, and 5-7-9. He will be missed by his adoring wife, Marilyn Sue (Wewers) Edison, and four children:...
