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IN MEMORIAM
Ros Plummer, MAS
Rosalind (Ros) Fraser Plummer,
MAS, vice president of supplier
Clearmount Plastics Limited in Toronto,
Canada, passed away on April 15.
She was 58.
Plummer was born in Scotland and
emigrated with her family to Canada
as a child. She and her husband,
David, purchased Clearmount in
1989 and together built a successful
family business with a dedicated
team of employees. Plummer oversaw
operations, human resources and
marketing for the company and
welcomed their daughter, Kate, to the
business in 2007.
Plummer was a dedicated and
active leader within the promotional
products industry in Canada and the
United States. Always supportive of
continuing education, she served for
two years on the planning committee
for PPAI’s North American Leadership
Conference and was a long-time
participant and past presenter at the
PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference.
She was also a tireless volunteer for
Promotional Products Professionals of
Canada (PPPC) serving on its board
of directors from 2014 to 2017. In
addition, she was the inspiration
behind the unforgettable axe throwing
team-building event at PPPC’s
National Convention, and the driving
force behind the Supplier/Distributor
Diversity panel and securing keynote
speaker Dave Holt. In addition,
Plummer was a major proponent of the
annual PPPC Women’s Empowerment
Event and was instrumental in making
that event successful for seven
consecutive years.
In a statement, the family
remembered Plummer as one who
gave more than she took, and was
active in the promotional products
industry and in her community. They
said they liked to joke that there was
never a sign-up sheet she said ‘no’
to. “She was a strong proponent
of education and professional
development and, having raised three
strong daughters, obviously women’s
leadership. She had an outsized impact
on the lives of those she touched; her
smile and laughter made this world a
brighter place,” the statement said.
“Ros loved her family and friends
fiercely and they loved her back with
that same intensity. A proud Scottish
woman, she was a force to be reckoned
with. She lives on in the strength she
passed on to her three daughters,
the memories that she created with
her best friend David, and in the joy
and laughter that she shared with her
mother, Rose, and sister, Sharon.”
Plummer is survived by her
husband, daughters Kate, Nicola and
Gillian; her mother and her sister.
In her honor, the family makes
the following request on her behalf:
“In her memory, please read a
good book, open a great wine and
make a toast to those you love.” In
lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations in Plummer’s memory to two
organizations that held a very special
place in her heart: the Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Canada at http://support.
and Peacebuilders International at
Condolences, photographs and
memories may be forwarded through
.
IN MEMORIAM
John Mannes
John Mannes, whose father Mac
Mannes founded the Bethesda, Maryland-
based distributor of the same name,
passed away on April 5 in Rancho Mirage,
California. He was 88.
The elder Mannes launched his
business as a retail gift shop in 1939, two
blocks from the White House. In 1957,
John, a graduate of The Wharton School,
launched the company into the promotional
products industry with an order of imprinted
knives for a coffee company.
Mannes is survived by his wife, Nancy;
his daughter, Kathy Mannes, and her
husband, Mark Moskovitz; daughter, Mary
Ann Sack; and son, John, Jr., and his
wife, Cheryl; as well as his grandchildren,
including Ben Sack and his wife, Laura;
Alexandra Moskovitz, Daniel Sack, Jillian
Moskovitz, Matthew Sack and John
Mannes III.
IN MEMORIAM
Roger Saf
Long-time HALO Branded Solutions
employee Roger Saf passed away March 30
in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 68.
A graduate of Peru State College and the
University of Nebraska, Saf spent 34 years
in the promotional products industry with
HALO Branded Solutions, working in sales.
Outside the office, he enjoyed following
sports teams—including the Nebraska
Cornhuskers and the Kansas City Royals—
the outdoors and spending time with family
and friends.
Saf is survived by his wife, Laura; sister,
Sharon Sheehan, and numerous friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Friends
of Oakland Foundation or Christ Lutheran
Church are suggested. Online condolences
may be left at .
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