Volume 29 Number 2 December 2009 In Memoriam Henry P. Becton, Sr. Inside This Issue It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of BD’s Director Emeritus Henry P. Becton, Sr. Becton died on October 25th at his BD Prepares for home in Blue Hill, Maine at the age 2009 H1N1 Flu of 95. Known as “Hank” by his colleagues and friends, he devoted his entire professional life to BD, the company founded by his father, Maxwell W. Becton, and Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Sr. “Hank was the living embodiment of BD’s purpose and values. His glowing smile was the very face of BD,” said Ed Ludwig, BD Chairman Henry P. Becton, Sr. and Chief Executive Officer. “It was an honor to know Hank personally and to be mentored by him as I grew in the Company.” Becton left an indelible mark on BD, serving as Executive Vice President, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board in the years of the Company’s BD greatest growth and expansion. He saw BD grow from 600 associates Box 059, 1 Becton Drive and sales of $2.5 million to 29,000 associates and over $7 billion in Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1880 annual sales. Editor Becton and Fairleigh S. “Dick” Dickinson, Jr. shepherded BD Alice Moskowitz through the “disposables revolution” and into the production of Telephone: 973.942.3086
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