death - Page 1 | WholeFoods Magazine

Industry Stalwart Jeffrey Van Hecke Passes Away

May 23, 2018

Dyer, IN — Long-time industry stalwart Jeffrey Van Hecke passed away suddenly on Monday, May 14 at the age of 52. Van Hecke spent 18 years as national sales manager of Yerba Prima until last year. Since then, he began his own venture with his business partner Peter Finkle called...

Teach Your Children Well

May 21, 2018

Laurie Petersen

Excuse me if I get a little personal this month. Writing the feature on boomers (I am one) reminded me of my dad (a mature) who I lost last July. This will be my first Father’s Day without him. It’s also coming up on a year since I started editing...

Specialty Food Innovator Andrew Balducci Passes at 92

March 30, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Andrew Balducci, owner of the famous Balducci's specialty foods and produce market, died on March 22, 2018 at the age of 92 of acute leukemia. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maria Miscioscia and Louis Balducci, he spent his childhood in Corato, Italy, before emigrating back to the United States at the...

Jack Challem: The Nutrition Reporter

April 19, 2017

Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.

Perhaps you were a subscriber to Jack Challem’s informative Nutrition Reporter ™. And, maybe you attended some of his lectures. Or read some of his books and more than a thousand articles over the decades. Hopefully, you read our six interviews with Jack in Vitamin Connection. Jack’s writing and teachings...