 It is with deep sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of
our founder and former chairman, Richard Pratt, who succumbed to
cancer at his home in Melbourne, Australia, earlier this week.
Richard was a wonderful leader and friend, fiercely dedicated to his
customers, employees and the entire paper-packaging industry, which
inducted him into the Paper Industry Hall of Fame in 2002.
His
hard work and acute business sense helped him transform a small,
neighborhood box plant in 1950s-era Melbourne into the world's
largest, privately-owned paper and packaging company.
But Richard was so much more than just an enormously successful
businessman.
He was also a loving family man, environmentalist, arts patron and
philanthropist who in the course of a remarkable life gave away tens
of millions of dollars to charity.
We
at Pratt Industries join our chairman Anthony Pratt in committing
ourselves to honoring Richard's legacy by doing what he would have
wanted us to do - carry on his good work and giving you, our
customers, the quality and service you expect and deserve.
Thanks - Your Friends at Pratt.
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