OBIT: J. Richard TITELMAN, 2001, Atlanta, GA, formerly Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Altoona Mirror
May 28, 2001

J. RICHARD TITELMAN 

J. Richard Titelman, 79, of Atlanta, formerly of Altoona, died Thursday. May 24, 
2001, after an extended illness.  He was born November 6, 1921, in Philadelphia.  
Surviving are his wife, Joan R. Titelman; four children: Jack, his wife Donna, 
Andrew, David, his wife Lisa, and Ann, her husband, Alec McLarty; five 
grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Titelman.

Mr. Titelman attended Swarthmore College, where he received a B.S. degree in 
economics and Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, 
where he received an M.B.A.  During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in 
the Navy.  He and his wife were married in 1945. Mr. Titelman was President of 
Puritan Sportswear Corp., Altoona, and also Director and Vice President of 
Warnaco, Inc. in Connecticut.

He lectured on business at Penn State University and the University of 
Pennsylvania and also at the President's Association of the American Management 
Association of which he was a member.  He was Founder and President of the Blair 
County Arts Foundation.  A private memorial service is planned.  In lieu of 
flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan 
Avenue, Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60611