Melvyn J Estrin

Co founder and co CEO of Phar Mor when it filed for bankruptcy in 2001

Melvyn J. Estrin is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Human Service Group, Inc. trading as Estrin International (1983-present) and is Chief Executive Officer of University Research Co., LLC. Mr. Estrin is a Director of ChemLink, LLC; Eagle Hospitality LLC; Armed Forces Lodging LLC and HHB Inc. Mr. Estrin has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of two Fortune 500 companies and has been a principal in numerous business enterprises. Mr. Estrin has been appointed by the President as a Trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Estrin was a Commissioner of the National Capital Planning Commission (Jan. 1997-Dec. 2000). He also served as a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania (Oct. 1986-1991), has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1991, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chairman of the Human Resources Committee. Although he grew up in privilege as the son of a prominent Washington businessman, Mr. Estrin amassed a fortune largely on his own. He returned to the District after graduating in 1964 from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of business with the hope of joining his father’s wholesale drug business. Mr. Estrin and a partner cobbled together $16,000 to convert an old barbershop on Pennsylvania Avenue into a disco, Tomfoolery, that became a sensation during the era of the frug and watusi. In 1971, he acquired a $2 million stake in American Health Services, an operator of general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes. Less than a decade later, he sold his interest for $36 million. Mr. Estrin and a frequent business partner, Abbey J. Butler of New York, made news for their corporate takeover in the early 1990s of National Intergroup Inc., a struggling Pittsburgh-based conglomerate reportedly valued at $5.5 billion. National Intergroup was essentially a holding company that included National Steel, one of the nation’s largest steelmakers, and the Foxmeyer wholesale pharmaceutical unit. He and Butler were co-chairmen and co-chief executives of the Phar-Mor discount pharmacy chain when it filed for bankruptcy in 2001, citing a slowing economy and increased competition. Mr. Estrin also made a mark as an investor in Tony Award-nominated Broadway shows.. His late father, David Estrin, was founder and chief executive of Spectro Industries, one of the largest wholesale drug suppliers on the East Coast. It later became part of McKesson Corp. Melvyn Estrin graduated in 1960 from the private Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pa. Besides his Wharton degree, he received a master’s degree in business administration from American University in 1969. Mr. Estrin was a trustee of Ford’s Theatre in Washington and a trustee emeritus of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He was also a formidable collector of modern art, including pieces by Andy Warhol. He was a former commissioner of the National Capital Planning Commission and a director of Washington Gas Light Co. His memberships included Woodmont Country Club in Rockville and the Economic Club of Washington. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Suellen Goldstein Estrin of Washington; two children, Brandon Estrin of Venice, Calif., and Shannon Estrin Rosoff of Potomac, Md.; two sisters, Wilma Bernstein of Washington and Mickey Lemer of Chevy Chase, Md.; and five grandchildren.

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Julie Finley	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Jim Talent, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Maryland Republican State Central Committee, D C Republican Committee Federal Campaign Committee, Catherine Heller Keating, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ruthann Aron, Ted Stevens, John W Warner, Romney Victory
Richard Hohlt	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Dingell, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Matthew James Salmon, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Bryce L Harlow	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Ted Cruz, John W Warner, Romney Victory
Frank E Richardson	Saxby Chambliss, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Andy Harris, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Joseph P Watkins, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Christopher Gibson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz
Stanley S. Hubbard	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, John Dingell, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Jack Ryan, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marlin Stutzman, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle, Marlin Stutzman, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Romney Victory
Lee Beaman	Peter H Coors, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Roger Wicker, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Jack Ryan, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ted Stevens, Ben Quayle, Marlin Stutzman, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Donald Diamond	Lamar Alexander, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Matthew James Salmon, Al D’Amato, Bob Packwood, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, John W Warner, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Robert Stuart Jr	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Catherine Heller Keating, Jack Ryan, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Marco Rubio, John W Warner, Rodney Davis
Kenneth J Bialkin	Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Hillary Clinton, Bob Corker, John Dingell, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst
Richard H Kimberly	Peter H Coors, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dick Zimmer, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, John W Warner, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Bernie Marcus	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, Steny Hoyer, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Ben L Jones, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Adam Hasner, Joni Ernst
John W Childs	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Andy Harris, Jack Ryan, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marlin Stutzman, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz
Frank Baxter	Peter H Coors, Lamar Alexander, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Dana Rohrabacher, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst
Joseph Petrone	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, John W Warner
T Boone Pickens	Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, William Emerson Brock III, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, David H Dewhurst, Romney Victory
John K Castle	Lamar Alexander, Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Orrin Hatch, Steny Hoyer, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Tom McMillen, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, John W Warner, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Larry A Mizel	Peter H Coors, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Scott McInnis, Matthew James Salmon, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ted Stevens, John Brad Ashford, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Jack N. Halpern	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Bill Foster, Orrin Hatch, Steny Hoyer, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ben L Jones, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Michelle Nunn, Romney Victory
Robert Pence	Roy Blunt, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Constance A Morella, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, D C Republican Committee Federal Campaign Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Andy Harris, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, William Emerson Brock III, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst