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COMPANY UPDATE
Delancy Tool: Remembering
Steve Baumrin
DELANCY TOOL, Bound- from Steve’s grandfather, to his
brook, NJ, which started as father, to Steve. “The compa-
a pushcart vendor about 60 ny is successful due to Steve’s
years ago on Reade Street in honesty and integrity, and great
New York City, selling closeout knowledge of the tool closeout
tools and other items, is mov- business, that has brought it to
ing to the next level of growth the height it has reached.”
as the new decade unfolds. Besides being a terrific
But on the first anniversary of business person, Tarasiewicz
know the word, “no”, when it
his death, all members of the recalls, Steve Baumrin was,
came to being kind, generous
company are remembering its “vivacious and fun loving.” He
and compassionate.
beloved President, Steve Baum- loved painting in his studio,
His wife, Melanie, has taken
rin, who passed away February and chronicling his life through
over Delancy Tool as President,
28, 2009, at age 56. “This is a his art and poetry. He was
ably assisted by Tarasiewicz
third generation family busi- deeply loved by his family and
and Allan Isaacs, warehouse
ness,” notes Anna Tarasiewicz, friends. It is said that he was
Office Manager. “It was passed there for everyone, and didn’t
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