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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Lanny Griffith	Peter H Coors, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, 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, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Catherine Heller Keating, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, John W Warner
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, Andy Harris, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marlin Stutzman, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Christopher Gibson, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Adam Hasner, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Bob Corker, Steny Hoyer, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Constance A Morella, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Emily's List, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Maryland Republican State Central Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Kelly Ayotte, Josh Mandel, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Joni Ernst
Tom C Korologos	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, Steny Hoyer, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, D C Republican Committee Federal Campaign Committee, Jack Ryan, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, John W Warner
Judy Black	Peter H Coors, Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Scott McInnis, Phil Gramm, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Steele, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, John W Warner, David H Dewhurst, Joni Ernst
John C Whitehead	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Hillary Clinton, Wayne Thomas Gilchrest, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Pete Wilson, 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, Emily's List, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Sandy Treadwell, Jack Ryan, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton
Frederic V Malek	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, John Dingell, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Scott McInnis, Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, Freedom and Free Enterprise PAC, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Jack Ryan, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Ted Stevens, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Jane Norton, John W Warner
Jane L Bainum	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, 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, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Maryland Republican State Central Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, William Emerson Brock III, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory, 2016 Cmte, Joni Ernst
Kenneth M Duberstein	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, John Dingell, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Dana Rohrabacher, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Catherine Heller Keating, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, David H Dewhurst
Janet Berman	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, John Dingell, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ted Stevens, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Christopher Gibson, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Adam Hasner, John W Warner, David H Dewhurst, Romney Victory
Michael David Epstein	Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Michael Steele, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Maryland Republican State Central Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Andy Harris, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Ruthann Aron, Republican Senate Victory 1990, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Republican Senate Victory '94 Committee, Josh Mandel, Ted Cruz, Adam Hasner, John W Warner, Romney Victory
Eric M Javits	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Pete Wilson, Jack Kemp, 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, Michael Steele, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Adam Hasner, John W Warner, Conservative Campaign Committee
A James Clark	Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Wayne Thomas Gilchrest, Orrin Hatch, Steny Hoyer, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Jesse Helms, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Jack Kemp, 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, Maryland Republican State Central Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ben Quayle, Kelly Ayotte, Christopher Gibson
Roy Pfautch	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, John W Warner, Rodney Davis, Joni Ernst, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
David Bockorny	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Dingell, 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, Scott McInnis, Phil Gramm, Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Rick Perry, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Tom McMillen, Ted Stevens, Kelly Ayotte, Sean Duffy, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Ted Cruz, Joni Ernst
Carl H Lindner	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Hillary Clinton, Bob Corker, John Dingell, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, 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, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert J Monahan Jr, Ted Stevens, John W Warner
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
Barry S Friedberg	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rick Santorum, Phil Gramm, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Michelle Nunn, 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