On July 31, 2009, Fritz Industries’ founder Charles
Frederick “Fritz” Weisend passed away peacefully in his sleep following a brief
illness. He was 83.
Born March 14, 1926 in Bellaire, Ohio, Fritz served his
country during World War II in the Army Air Corp, finishing his service in the
Panama Canal.
He started Fritz Chemical Company in Mesquite, TX,
in 1956 and incorporated in 1959. Since 1993, the company has been known as
Fritz Industries, Inc.
In 1962, Fritz introduced his first flooring product,
Fritztile, an terrazzo tile of epoxy resin binder and genuine marble
aggregates. This product evolved into a modified polyester resin binder and
became the first flexible terrazzo tile.
In 1993, Fritz introduced the first commercial floor
patch and self-leveling underlayments made of fly ash. “Fritz was an innovator,
entrepreneur and visionary not only in the flooring industry but the other
divisions of Fritz Industries,” the company noted.
He has served as president on the Board of Directors
for the Dallas Society or Crippled Children and Adults (an affiliate local
agency of the National Easter Seals Society for Crippled Children and Adults).
His loved ones, friends, and generations of employees
say Fritz will be missed. “He wasn’t just responsible for giving us a place to
work; he was responsible for providing miracles and a family atmosphere that
made it an honor to come to work each and every day.”
Fritz Industries loses its founder
August 6, 2009
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