Bill Isackson

In 1958 Morris "Morrie" Ross sold his store to William Isackson to become a residential and commercial real estate developer. Isackson built the company to six stores, located in San Bruno, Pacifica, Novato, Vacaville, Redwood City, and Castro Valley. In 1982 a group of investors, including Mervin Morris, founder of the Mervyn's chain of department stores, purchased the six Ross Department Stores in San Francisco, changed the format to off-price retail units, and within three years rapidly expanded the chain to 107 stores. Bill IIsackson graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1950. In 1951 he married Barbara Epp. They had four children and were happily married for 50 years until Barbara's passing in 2004. Bill is survived by his four children and their spouses, Bruce and Davina Isackson, Rob and Shellan Isackson, Lynn and Gary Goodman, Karen and Norman Epstein and his 12 grandchildren: Allie, Evan, Will, Lauren, Matthew, Samantha, Audrey, Cale, Theo, Leo, Ryan and Ama.