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Geisse was born on September 1, 1920, [2] in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of aeronautical inventor John Harlin and Esther (née Wattawa) Geisse. [3] He grew up in the Washington, D.C., area [3] and attended St. John's College High School. [4] He was set to graduate from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1942, [1] [5] [6] until ...
Aug 18, 2009 · I first Met John Geisse and his son Tom when they visited Cleveland in 1982 to discuss the opening of their second membership warehouse club and their first unit in Ohio. They were looking for an agency to help them make connections and build awareness and generate traffic. But really, John was just looking for someone he could trust. Somehow ...
Father of ten children. John F. Geisse (died Feb 21, 1992 aged 71) was a pioneer in mass merchandising. Geisse is the author of the Better Quality Upscale Discount Store Concept in America and was inducted into Discount Store News Discount Hall of Fame in 1984. Geisse launched three successful retail chains.
Geisse is the author of The Better Quality Upscale Discount Store Concept in America. He left Dayton in 1968 and soon joined the May Company and headed up the launching of their own upscale discount division, Venture Stores. He left May Co. in 1975, moved to Indianapolis, and was the chairman and CEO of Ayr-Way Stores from 1976 to 1977.
The John F. and Mary A. Geisse Foundation was established in 1969 by John and Mary Geisse, and is funded exclusively by contributions from John and Mary Geisse. John F. Geisse (1920-1992) was a pioneer in mass merchandising. After serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy during WWll, he launched three successful retail chains. John ...
Aviation Pioneer. John Harlin Geisse was born July 17, 1892 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the son of Charles Francis. and Jennie H. Geisse. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1917. He was elected to Pi Tau Sigma, the honorary mechanical engineering fraternity.
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Feb 27, 1992 · John F. Geisse, an early leader in discount merchandising who founded three major store chains, died on Friday at his home in Indianapolis. He was 71 years old. Mr. Geisse died of a heart attack ...
