Reed Braithwaite, vice-president of Administration for the Carnation Company (retired), passed away on April 23, 1994, due to respiratory failure less than two months after the death of Fay, his beloved wife of 47 years.
Reed was born in Manti, Utah on July 31, 1920. He attended Snow College from 1938-1940, where he was Efficiency Student, Representative Man, Freshman Class President and Student Body President. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1942 with a B.S. Degree in accounting, then attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business from 1942-1943 before assuming the position of supervisory accountant for the Submarine Signal Company of Boston from 1943-1946. He completed the 36th Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 1959.Reed married Fay Christensen in 1946 before accepting a position with the Carnation Company as assistant controller of the Dairies Division. He was then promoted to the corporate office, where he successively filled the following positions: assistant treasurer, treasurer, assistant vice-president of Finance, vice-president of finance, vice-president of administration. He also held positions with several Carnation Company subsidiaries: president of McGraw Colorgraph, treasurer of the Hawaiian Grain Corporation, treasurer of the Carnaco Equipment Company, director and treasurer of the Carnation Company Foundation. He retired in 1986 after 40 years of service.
During his lifetime, Reed was the recipient of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award (1968) and the Snow College Distinguished Alumni Award (1994). He was the director and chairman of the Board of the California Manufacturers Association, member of the Executive Committee and past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of Lochinvars, member of the Brigham Young University National Advisory Council from its inception, member of the Los Angeles Advisory Board of the National Alliance of Businessmen, vice-president and director of the Northridge Hospital Medical Center, member of the Board of Directors of the Valley Hospital Medical Center, and a member of several Los Angeles United Way committees.
In his personal life, Reed was a devoted husband and a patient, understanding father and grandfather whose life was characterized by generosity and unconditional love.
He is survived by his daughter, Karen Lopez, Canyon Country, his son, David Reed of Bonita; his brother, Wilbur Braithwaite, Manti, Utah; six grandchildren: Jehane, Steve, Kandice, Aaron, Megan and Marni.
Memorial Services were held on May 7, 1994 at the LDS Chapel, 17101 Plummer, Northridge, California.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Northridge Hospital Foundation, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge, California 91328 or the Snow College Foundation, 150 College Avenue, Ephraim, Utah 84627.
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