Lester Earl Gigax

Background

Gigax, Lester Earl was born on August 30, 1918 in Pettibone, North Dakota, United States. Son of George and Hazel (Hillstrom) Gigax.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1947. Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1972. Doctorate (honorary), Baldwin-Wallace College, 1983.

Career

Quality control engineer General Electric Company, Niles, Ohio, 1947-1951. With Rubbermaid Inc., Wooster, 1951-1983, vice president, general manager, 1965-1971, executive vice president operations, 1971-1974, president, chief operating officer, 1974-1981, vice-chairman board, director, 1981-1983. President Lescor, Inc., since 1984.

Chairman, director Oxycon, Inc., 1982-1984. Director People's Federal Savings & Loan Association, Wooster, RPM, Inc., Medina, Ohio., Shaw Plastics Corporation, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Prentke Romich Company, Shreve, Ohio, Medallion Plastics Inc., Middlebury, Indiana, Fusion Kunststoffen b.v., Deventer, Netherlands.

Achievements

• Lester Earl Gigax has been listed as a noteworthy rubber and plastics company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Wooster Planning Committee, 1967, Wooster Airport Commission, 1959-1967. Member Board Hospital Commissioners, 1965-1976. Trustee Young Men’s Christian Association, Wooster, 1968-1974.

Chairman board trustees Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. Vice president Wooster Interfaith Housing Corporation, 1973-1978. Chairman 175th Anniversary Conference of Wooster, 1982-1983.

Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Member Society Plastics Industry (past president), Society Plastics Engineers (past board directors), Wooster Chamber of Commerce (past chairman). Club: Rotarian.

Connections

Married Cora Chaffee, February 16, 1944. Children: Leslie (Mistress John McCoy), Larry W., Bruce A.

Father:

George Gigax

Mother:

Hazel (Hillstrom) Gigax

Spouse:

Cora Chaffee

child:

Bruce A. Gigax

child:

Larry W. Gigax

child:

Leslie Gigax (Mistress John McCoy)