https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2023/03/24/harold-whittemore-buddy-sherrill-dies-at-97/ Your Source for Home Furnishings Retail News Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2023/03/24/harold-whittemore-buddy-sherrill-dies-at-97/#comment-3576 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:15:07 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=24998#comment-3576 I always valued my conversations with Buddy which began in 1981 when I was DMM at Gimbel Bros and continued through out my career until I retired in 2020. My condolences to his family and friends. He was a pivotal figure in the furniture industry.

]]> https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2023/03/24/harold-whittemore-buddy-sherrill-dies-at-97/#comment-3575 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:18:28 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=24998#comment-3575 Buddy was the finest of gentlemen I have ever known in the home furnishings business. As a new young upholstery buyer at Huffman Boyle he treated me with respect and patience from our first meeting. As I advanced through my career and assumed the Presidency of W&J Sloanes San Francisco and eventually purchased W&J Sloanes of Beverly Hills, Sherrill Upholstery remained our biggest supplier throughout the years. It was very difficult to negotiate with Buddy because he maintained a calmness and coolness that made it difficult to argue when he didn’t agree with the proposal. On a personal note we purchased Ferrari 512 Boxers separately but during same time period and enjoyed sharing tales of racing through the mountains in California and North Carolina. Buddy was a “man’s man”. His friendship will be missed. Special prayers to his family. Laurence Crink

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