The Dean Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,5470698.story Excerpt John Barry, the unpretentious Midwesterner who made a San Diego product called WD-40 into a national sensation by "breaking all the Harvard Business School rules," died July 3 at a skilled nursing facility in La Jolla of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 84. Barry's business genius during three decades at the company was in emphasizing brand loyalty for a lubricant that fights rust and eliminates squeaks. He preached the value of staying focused on your product and your market, and not being distracted. "He had a saying: 'Don't be like a blind dog in a meat house,' " said Garry O. Ridge, WD-40 Co.'s current president and chief executive officer. Words to live (and die) by. RIP I trust his will enter the hereafter well lubed.
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 You could say that this is a case of slip slidin' away.
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