Howard Philip Marguleas, 82, died June 1 in Rancho Mirage, California following complications from cancer.
Born December 5, 1934, in San Francisco, California to Joseph and Belle Marguleas, he and his wife Ardith resided in Rancho Mirage, California where they lived off and on since 1958.
Howard P. Marguleas was a leader in the U.S. produce industry and the principal founder of Sun World International, Marguleas delighted in bringing many new fruits and vegetables to American consumers.
In the mid-1970s, he founded Sun World International which he sold 20 years later after growing it into one of the largest privately-held produce companies in the country. In addition to his wide-ranging agribusiness interests, Marguleas was an investor in The Irvine Company.
source: vegetablegrowersnews.com
