In Memoriam: Mark Richmond, 1955-2019

Mark Richmond died May 29 after suffering from a pacemaker-related infection.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 7, 2019
Courtesy. Stephany and Mark Richmond started The Furniture Warehouse together in Sarasota in 1988.
Courtesy. Stephany and Mark Richmond started The Furniture Warehouse together in Sarasota in 1988.
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Over a decade ago, when Patty Small retired from working as an advertising rep at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, she invited Stephany and Mark Richmond over for dinner.

 

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