Stephen Powers Dies in Motorycle Accident


(October 2008)

Was One of Four Brothers Who Run Brewster, N.Y, Firm:

Powers Fasteners Executive Vice President Stephen B. Powers Dies at Age 45

Stephen B. Powers, Executive Vice President of Powers Fasteners, Inc., the nation's leading marketer of concrete anchoring systems, died in a motorcycle accident on October 5 at the age of 45.

Mr. Powers, who ran the Brewster, N.Y.-based company with his three brothers, managed the firm's Information Technology sector and was Business Manager for Powers Global oversees companies. He graduated with honors from Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y. with a bachelor's degree in computer science and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut. Mr. Powers is survived by his wife Christina and two daughters, Alexis 16, and Sydney, 13.

The announcement was made by Jeffrey R. Powers, who succeeded his father Fred Booth Powers, Jr. as President in 1997. His brother Christopher is Chief Executive Officer and his brother Frederic III is Executive Vice President, Materials.

Powers Fasteners also offers an extensive line of mechanical and adhesive anchoring systems, roofing fasteners, gas and powder-actuated tools and fasteners, and carbide drill bits. The company has been serving professional construction and plant maintenance markets since 1921, and has 26 regional sales locations in the United States as well as international locations throughout the world.

For more information visit www.powers.com or call 1-800-524-3244.

For: POWERS FASTENERS, INC.; 2 Powers Lane; Brewster, NY 10509

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