CHESTER, PA — Timothy Dorwart, CEO of Community Professional Loudspeakers, died July 15. Dorwart, who was named Community’s CEO in March, was credited with a successful turnaround at Stanton Group that began with his appointment as CEO there in 2007. He also held director and VP positions with Bose Corporation and DMX Music. Dorwart came to Community from Gibson Guitar Corporation, where he held the position of General Manager, Pro Audio and guided the integration of Stanton Group assets to form Gibson’s new Pro Audio Division.
“We are deeply saddened by Tim’s death,” said Bruce Howze, Community’s president. “We mourn the loss of our chief executive and a good friend, and we extend our most sincere condolences to his wife and family.”
A memorial service will be held on Saturday July 20 at 2pm (EDT) at First Presbyterian Church of Catasauqua, 210 Pine St., Catasauqua, PA 18032.
In lieu of flowers, for those who would like to make a donation in Tim’s name, the family asks that donors please consider the charities most dear to him: cancer research, no-kill animal shelters or music education charities.
A few suggestions of organizations are: cancer.org/donate, standup2cancer.org, nokillnetwork.org, aspca.org, foundationformusiceducation.org, nammfoundation.org
For more information, please visit www.communitypro.com.
