LACEY, Wash. — Scott Erickson, chief technologies officer at Harbor Foods and fourth-generation owner, passed away unexpectedly of all-natural causes on Could 24. He was 52.
Erickson 1st started operating in the family members-owned distribution small business even though he was nevertheless in higher college, sooner or later operating in a lot of capacities alongside Justin Erickson, his cousin and the existing CEO of Harbor Foods.
He was instrumental in taking Harbor from a little, nearby Aberdeen, Wash., firm to a thriving small business across the whole West Coast, the firm shared in remembrance.
“Scott will be remembered for a lot of items, but by employing his personal words, we can comprehend him far better,” the firm stated in a released statement. “He described getting friendly, a single of Harbor Foods’ core values, by saying, ‘FRIENDLY suggests getting humble, warm and approachable in the dedication to the properly-getting of other people.’ That was who Scott was, and he will be remembered for living his life that way.”
Erickson is survived by his wife, Holly, and his two sons, Soren and Reece.
Headquartered in Lacey, Harbor Foods is the biggest independent, fourth-generation, family members-owned distributor on the West Coast, and has much more than 1,200 group members. Harbor Foods and its subsidiaries Harbor Wholesale and Harbor Foodservice serve much more than eight,000 restaurants, hospitality venues, comfort retailers and independent grocers with a wide choice of nearby and national goods, small business options and Harbor-owned True Fresh Brands. Harbor Foods also homes Northlink Logistics, an finish-to-finish third-celebration logistics firm.