Researching Robert Wegman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Wegman surname? In that year Wegman was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Wegman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Wegman and the Wegman Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Wegman surname in the USA? Wegman is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Robert Wegman
Robert Wegman
Robert B. Wegman (October 14, 1918 – April 20, 2006) was a pioneer of the one-stop shopping concept. He was the son of Wegmans Food Markets co-founder Walter Wegman. Until his death in 2006 at age 87, he was the chairperson for Wegmans. In over a half-century under his leadership, the family grocery business grew into one of the largest private companies in the United States.
In 2005, when the company ranked #1 on Fortune magazine's list of best companies to work for, Robert Wegman is known to have said:
"This is the culmination of my life's work."
He and his wife, Peggy, grew up attending Rochester Catholic schools. He was a major benefactor of the local high school he attended, Aquinas Institute, as well as other Catholic education at Niagara University. At the collegiate level, significant gifts from Robert Wegman to St. John Fisher College helped create the Wegmans School of Pharmacy and the Wegmans School of Nursing.
Robert Wegman's granddaughter Colleen Wegman is the current head of Wegmans.
Mr. Wegman was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004.
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