Albert M. Rick, Comfort Furniture president
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 18, 2007
Lowell, Mass. — Albert M. Rick, president of retailer Comfort Furniture here, has died after an extended illness. He was 79.
When Rick completed his Navy service in 1946, he and his immigrant father started Comfort Bedding, making Comfor-Pedic mattresses in a small area of a big brick warehouse on Thorndike Street, and selling them to the public.
In the 1950s, the company added furniture to its retail mix. It started expanding to use the entire building, selling higher-quality living room, dining room and bedroom furniture at a discount. The store was renamed Comfort Furniture in 1975.
Rick and his son, Errol, who started working at the store in 1975, were the case goods and upholstery buyers. His son-in-law, Larry Whiman, has worked at the store for 20 years and is the accessories buyer. Whiman is past president of the Home Furnishings Assn. of New England.
Albert Rick was preceded in death by his wife and one daughter. In addition to his son and son-in-law, he is survived by a daughter, a daughter-in-law, a sister and four grandchildren.
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