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Obituaries

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, November 23, 2008

Ralph Louis Deutsch Jr., longtime sales rep

ASHEBORO, N.C.

— Ralph Louis Deutsch Jr., a longtime sales representative who won several industry honors, has died. He was 78.

Deutsch, a graduate of North Carolina State University's School of Furniture Engineering, started in the industry at his family's furniture manufacturing company in Ramseur, N.C. After the business was sold, he formed a sales agency, Ramseur Furniture Distributors. He represented a number of manufacturers, most recently Elliot's Designs and Mantua Mfg.

He was honored as Outstanding Manufacturing Sales Representative at the Tupelo Furniture Market in 2001, was included in Furniture/Today's Who's Who in the Furniture Industry in 2004 and was named a Dean of IHFRA by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. in 2007.

He was a member of the Virginia-Carolinas Home Furnishings Assn. for more than 30 years and served on its board for 10 years.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, a stepdaughter, four grandchildren and a brother. His son Michael Deutsch is an industry sales representative.

Memorial donations may be made to the N.C. State Engineering Foundation, Ralph L. Deutsch Jr. Scholarship, Campus Box 7901, Raleigh, N.C., 27695-2701.

Selig Drezner, partner, DL&S Inds.

HIGH POINT — Selig Drezner, an industry veteran and partner in upholstery producer DL&S Inds., has died. He was 85.

A native of Chicago, a former attorney and a veteran of World War II, Drezner got his start in home furnishings as president of Delwood Products, a maker of legs for the furniture and electronics industries.

In 1969, he moved to High Point with his brother Lee Drezner and started making recliners. The business eventually morphed into Chairs Ltd., expanding into swivel rockers, chaises and other upholstered goods, primarily for furniture retailers and mail-order operations.

The Drezners retired briefly in 1985 but returned to business months later as co-owners of DL&S, making contemporary and transitional upholstery in High Point.

He is survived by his brother, two nephews and a niece.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assn. or the charity of one's choice.

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