Leonard-Lavin-Obituary

Leonard Lavin

Chicago, Illinois

1919 - 2017

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Leonard Lavin, a member of the Greatest Generation who participated in numerous Pacific landings during World War II, an entrepreneur who grew a single product into an international consumer goods powerhouse, a pioneer who changed the face of television, and a loving, caring family man passed...

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He "knew of" my father..

What a great life story. An american hero who took it all the way. My heartfelt condolences to entire family.

Leonard - and Bernice - as well as their company had a major impact upon our whole family. My father was an attorney and adviser for them (as was my uncle) before Alberto became a public company and later he was on the Board of Alberto. Our entire family treasured the relationship, and cherishes their memory.

My deepest sympathy to Carol and the entire Lavin family . I was blessed to be a part of the Alberto Culver Family for 25 years. So many great memories of my interactions with Mr. Lavin.


Brigitte Casella

Deepest sympathy and condolences to the Lavin family. He will be dearly missed.

Fred Rosati & Family

Condolences to Carol and the whole Lavin family He's such a great founder of a best company to work- I really miss both.

Marino

My sympathy and condolences to Carol and the Lavin family.
I will always remember the awsome time I had working for Alberto Culver in the Creative Dept. for over 18 years and will also remember Mr. Lavin and Mrs. Lavin for the GREAT people they were.

Fondly Harold and Judy

It has been 52 years since, in 1965, as a student at Northwestern, I had the privilege of listening to Mr. Lavin tell the story of Alberto-Culver, as it existed at the time. It was a fascinating story. I still remember his description of the gentleman in the back room filling tubes of Alberto VO5 with a spatula, and how he leapfrogged the business by spending 40% or so of revenues on advertising. He truly was a remarkable individual. My deepest condolences to his family.

My dad's best friend his entire life. I loved Len's stories he shared with me of the 2 of them in their youth.
My sincere condolences to Carol, Karen and your entire family.