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Window mogul Dick Wendt dies at 79
Aaron Spencer//August 17, 2010//
Richard “Dick” Wendt, a founder of building products company Jeld-Wen Inc., died on Saturday. He was 79.
Wendt died at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland following a stroke, according to a company spokesman. He was a resident of Klamath Falls, where he managed Jeld-Wen, a windows and doors manufacturer that he founded in 1960.
The company is one of the largest privately held firms in Oregon and has operations in more than 20 countries.
Wendt also created the Jeld-Wen Foundation, which has provided more than $80 million to charities.
Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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