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NEWS
RUGER MOURNS
DEATH OF FORMER
CEO WILLIAM B.
RUGER, JR.
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Sturm, Ruger
& Company
mourns the loss
of William B.
Ruger, Jr., former
Chairman of the
Board and Chief
Executive Offi cer
of Ruger. Mr.
Ruger, who was
the second CEO
of the company
and the son of the
company’s founder,
passed away
recently.
“We are deeply
saddened by the
passing of Bill,
who was integral
to the foundation
and early success
of this company,”
said Chris Killoy,
President and
CEO of Ruger.
“Bill’s 42 years of loyal
service to the company has had
a lasting impact that is still
felt today. We will sincerely
miss him and our thoughts and
prayers are with his family.”
Bill joined Ruger in 1964
and worked in a variety of
manufacturing and engineering
positions within the fi rm.In
1970, he became a member
of the company’s Board of
Directors. Th e following year,
he was named Vice President
of Manufacturing of the
Southport Firearms Division.
Just a few years later Bill was
promoted to Senior Vice
President of Manufacturing
and, in 1991, was named
President of the Company. He
became Vice Chairman of the
Board and Senior Executive
Offi cer in 1995 and reassumed
the duties of President and
Chief Operating Offi cer in
1998. He became Chairman
and Chief Executive Offi cer
upon William B. Ruger,
Sr.’s retirement in 2000. Bill
offi cially retired from the
company in February of 2006.
Mr. Ruger was born in
Greensboro, North Carolina
in 1939. He graduated from
Harvard College in 1961 where
he studied engineering and
applied physics. Before joining
Ruger, Bill worked for the
Kel Corporation of Belmont,
Massachusetts as an electronics
engineer.
Bill was a member of the
Executive Committee of the
Sporting Arms & Ammunition
Manufacturers’ Institute and
various other trade associations,
a trustee of St. Paul’s School
in Concord, New Hampshire,
and a trustee of the Buff alo Bill
Memorial Association of Cody,
Wyoming.
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