David Savastano, Editor11.25.15
Joseph A. Casper, a longtime leader in the ink industry, died Nov. 13, 2015. He was 87.
Casper served as a US Army supply sergeant in the Korean Conflict, and then became a major contributor to the printing ink industry, which he was a part of for 67 years. In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Casper received the prestigious Printing Ink Pioneer Award (1994) and the Technical Achievement Award (1998) from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM).
“Joe joined Kohl & Madden in December 1979 as vice president and technical director,” said George Dunn, retired president of Kohl & Madden (K&M). “Over Joe’s early years with K&M, he contributed to the transition and expansion of K&M into a very successful technical service and customer-driven sheetfed ink manufacturer.
“With the improvements in mechanical press capabilities, high quality specialty printers moved to combination sheetfed and web pressrooms,” Dunn added. “Joe, with his technical ink and pressroom experience, easily transitioned into supporting the pressroom and the printer’s customer.”
After K&M, Casper joined Ink Systems, a West Coast ink company, in the early 2000s, and assisted in servicing their East Coast operations.
“Joe was a true ink man,” Dunn concluded. “His friends and the industry will miss him.”
He is survived by his wife, Pauline D. (nee Paglia) of 62 years; their children, Karen Maresca, Joseph, Judy Faretra, Mark and Michael; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to one of his favorite charities; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate.
Casper served as a US Army supply sergeant in the Korean Conflict, and then became a major contributor to the printing ink industry, which he was a part of for 67 years. In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Casper received the prestigious Printing Ink Pioneer Award (1994) and the Technical Achievement Award (1998) from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM).
“Joe joined Kohl & Madden in December 1979 as vice president and technical director,” said George Dunn, retired president of Kohl & Madden (K&M). “Over Joe’s early years with K&M, he contributed to the transition and expansion of K&M into a very successful technical service and customer-driven sheetfed ink manufacturer.
“With the improvements in mechanical press capabilities, high quality specialty printers moved to combination sheetfed and web pressrooms,” Dunn added. “Joe, with his technical ink and pressroom experience, easily transitioned into supporting the pressroom and the printer’s customer.”
After K&M, Casper joined Ink Systems, a West Coast ink company, in the early 2000s, and assisted in servicing their East Coast operations.
“Joe was a true ink man,” Dunn concluded. “His friends and the industry will miss him.”
He is survived by his wife, Pauline D. (nee Paglia) of 62 years; their children, Karen Maresca, Joseph, Judy Faretra, Mark and Michael; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to one of his favorite charities; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate.