Industry mourns passing of retail icon Jerry Weinberger, former Gray Drug Stores CEO

ALEXANDRIA, Va.— That National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Tuesday announced the passing of former NACDS chairman Jerry Weinberger, former CEO Gray Drug Stores. He passed away earlier in the morning, the association noted.



"We were honored to have Jerry serve as the chairman of NACDS from May 1976 to April 1977," NACDS stated. "Weinberger was involved with NACDS over the course of his entire business career and was awarded the NACDS Sheldon W. Fantle Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. Jerry was a legend within our industry and will be greatly missed."



Weinberger was associated with Gray Drug Stores, founded by his father, since his high school days. After graduating from the Wharton School of Finance, he worked in a variety of positions until he was named a VP of Gray's in 1959. He became CEO of Gray's in 1969.



Weinberger also served as campaign chairman of United Way of Cleveland and a Life Trustee of the Jewish Community Federation and University School, The Plain Dealer reported.

Funeral services will be held March 23 at Park Synagogue East in Pepper Pike, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jerry’s memory may be directed to either the Joy & Jerry Weinberger Music Fund or the Adolph Weinberger Scholarship Fund at the School of Pharmacy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.