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Richard Soell Obituary
San Diego -- Richard W, Soell, co-founder of Gibbs & Soell, Inc., now the country's largest independent public relations firm not affiliated with an advertising agency, died Thursday, May 3. He was 76.
Soell began his public relations career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in St. Louis and subsequently served as assistant public relations manager for Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, Mo.
After working with two smaller advertising and public relations agencies in Akron/Canton, Ohio, he spent four years in New York City as client services manager for Burson-Marsteller, now the world's largest public relations firm. He and his partner founded Gibbs & Soell, Inc. in 1971. He sold his interest in the firm in 1981, lived in Carmel, CA and moved to San Diego five years ago.
A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal and the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
He is survived by his wife, Leslie, his son Stephen of Denver, Colorado, and two daughters, Susan Carrington of Dallas, and Sarah Anne of Carmel.
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May 13, 2012
I know our visits were short and not as frequent as i wanted them to be, my love for you was above a lot. i miss you dearly and will always remember that laugh and smile of yours! you were a great grandfather! -Tatum
May 13, 2012
I LOVE YOU DADDY. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN AWESOME FATHER, HUSBAND AND FRIEND. YOU ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO. LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER, SUZ. XOXOXOXO
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