Harry V. Quadracci, founder of Quad/Graphics, was found dead in a lake near his home in Chenequa, WI, yesterday. The cause of death is under investigation. He was 66.
Details of Quadracci’s death are not yet available, the company said in a statement.
“Mr. Quadracci will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him, including employees, the many customers with whom he had close relationships, the entire printing industry, the Wisconsin business community and the many communities where the company operates,” the company said.
Quadracci founded Quad/Graphics 31 years ago in an abandoned factory in Pewaukee, WI, partly from a $35,000 second mortgage on his home. The company is now the largest privately held printing company in North America.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; brothers Tom and Leonard; and four grown children, Kathryn Flores, Richard, Joel and Elizabeth Quadracci. All family members are executives at the company except Kathryn, who is a surgeon.
Two weeks ago, a fire at a company printing plant close to Lomira, WI, caused the death of a man when a storage building collapsed on his car. Quadracci called the July 12 fire a disaster of epic proportion, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper.
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