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Todd Whitworth, Window World CEO, dies Friday
by Staff
Wesley Todd Whitworth, 40, of Saint Andrews Drive, North Wilkesboro, the chief executive officer of Window World Inc., based in North Wilkesboro, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at his home in Canterbury Estates.
Memorial services will be Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Millers Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Billy Ervin officiating.
The family will be at the Window World Corporate Offices at 118 Shaver Street in North Wilkesboro following the memorial service.
Mr. Whitworth was born Feb. 25, 1969 in Wilkes County. He was the son of Ruben Leon and Marie Wyatt Whitworth. He was a member of Millers Creek United Methodist Church.
Window World was founded by Whitworth’s father, Leon, in 1995. The company, still headquartered in North Wilkesboro, now has 186 offices in 45 states. The younger Whitworth became CEO of the company, which is the nation’s largest replacement window company, when his father retired in 2008.
He is survived by his wife, Tammy Eller Whitworth; one daughter, Anna Grace Whitworth of the home; two sons, Wyatt Thomas Whitworth and William Tucker Whitworth, both of the home; his mother, Marie Wyatt Whitworth of Wilkesboro; his father, Leon Whitworth of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and one sister, Kimberly Crysel and husband, Randy, of North Wilkesboro.
Blair Ingle, the president of Window World, said in a release, “This loss is monumental on all levels. Todd’s passion for auto racing, Window World Cares, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Veteran’s Airlift Command were immeasurable.”
The company’s charitable foundation, Window World Cares, raises money to support the mission of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Memorials may be made to Window World Cares to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 118 Shaver Street, North Wilkesboro, N.C. 28659. |
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