01/21/15 (abcnews) - Melvin Gordon, who led Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. for more than five decades, has died at age 95.
Gordon, the company's chairman and CEO, died Tuesday in Boston after a brief illness, said Brooke Vane, a spokeswoman for the company's public relations firm. Gordon ran the Chicago-based confectioner for 53 years, overseeing the manufacture of 64 million Tootsie Rolls a day and other favorites including Junior Mints, Charleston Chews and Tootsie Pops.
Gordon worked a full schedule until last month, the company said. Read on..
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