Co-President of Nordstrom Dies After Fighting Cancer

Blake Nordstrom, the co-president of luxury retailer Nordstrom has passed away at the age of 58 after fighting lymphoma cancer.

Nordstrom died early Wednesday morning after the company announced in December that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma. His brothers Pete and Erik Nordstrom will continue on as co-presidents of the company.

At the time of announcing Blake’s diagnosis, he said it was “treatable” and had expected to work through it.

“My heart goes out to the Nordstrom family and everyone at the company during this difficult time,” stated Nordstrom Chairman Brad Smith.

“Everyone who worked with Blake knew of his passion and deep commitment to employees, customers and the communities we serve. We are fortunate to have continued leadership from co-presidents Pete and Erik Nordstrom,” Smith added.

Michael Dart, a partner at consulting firm A.T. Kearney, commented, “He was incredibly generous with his time, even when he was fighting his illness. A true inspiration.”

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