Commonwealth Founder Levenson Dies.(Commonwealth Home Fashions)(death of Saul Levenson)(Obituary)(Brief article)

Home Textiles Today, January, 2007

By Staff Montreal -- Saul Levenson, the founder of Commonwealth Home Fashions, has died peacefully, in his 86th year, after a courageous battle with cancer. Levenson had served in the Commonwealth Squadron of the Royal Air Force, and honored his colleagues by naming his business Commonwealth Curtain Co.

upon its founding in 1946. The company thrives today, supplying North American retailers with window treatments and bed coverings. "He will be sadly missed," said Barry Goodman, vp national accounts of Commonwealth. "He was well known, a great philanthropist who did a lot for the community -- an icon here in the city." One of the lighter points of Levenson's legacy, Goodman said, is Montreal's Herring and Schnapps Golf Tournament, a...

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