Daniel Reid Fogelson died peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home in Providence, RI, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 56. He was the beloved husband of Debra Reid Gordon and son of Dr. M. Harold Fogelson and Dr. Nancy (Schwalb) Fogelson of Naples, FL. Daniel attended Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, OH, where he was active in theater productions. He graduated from Pratt Institute of Design in 1981 with a BFA in interior design and later attended Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies. After college, Daniel began working at Knoll International in New York City, where he met Debra Gordon. They were married in 1986. He had a successful career in interior design and later in sales and marketing for several furniture and textile manufacturers. Most recently, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for DatesWeiser Furniture Corporation in New York. He will be remembered as an industry leader, strategist, and respected marketing mind. Daniel enjoyed traveling throughout the US and internationally. He will be missed by friends and colleagues around the world. In addition to his wife of 29 years, Daniel is survived by his daughter Dr Margaret Gordon-Fogelson and her husband, Dr Ashley Miller of Cincinnati, OH, and son Robert Gordon-Fogelson of Los Angeles, CA. He is also survived by his brothers Alex Fogelson of Leesburg, VA, and Stephen Fogelson of Deering, NH. Memorial services will be held Tuesday October 20th at 10:30am at Sugarman-Sinai Memorial Chapel, 458 Hope St, Providence. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.
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