Uniform and apparel company chairman dies at 88

Sidney Kirschner, chairman of the board at Seminole-based publicly traded uniform and apparel firm Superior Group of Cos., died Feb. 21, the company announced. He was 88. 

Kirschner joined the SGC Board in 1996, according to a statement, and was chair for the past 11 years. During his involvement with SGC, the company grew from $135 million to more than $536 million in annual revenue and “achieved many other measures of success,” the release states. 

“I have known Sid since he joined our board, and had the pleasure of serving with him on SGC’s Board of Directors for 27 years,” SGC CEO Michael Benstock says in the release. “Sid was an invaluable mentor, director and sounding board, but certainly more importantly, an incredible person, someone who dedicated much of his time and thought to philanthropic activities and to making those around him better people. I am honored to have been able to call Sid my friend. He will be missed. I, and the entire SGC community, extend our deepest sympathies to Carole, his wife, and the entire extended Kirschner family.”