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David Oreck
David Oreck
	Oreck in 2008
Born	David Irving Oreck; September 17, 1923; Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	February 15, 2023 (aged 99); Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Businessman, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Spouse	Jan
Children	3, including Bruce

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David Irving Oreck (September 17, 1923 – February 15, 2023) was an American entrepreneur, business salesman, and speaker. He founded Oreck Corporation, manufacturers of vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, and was known for his appearances in its television commercials.^[2]

Early life

Oreck was born on September 17, 1923, in Duluth, Minnesota,^[2] to Jewish parents Abraham and Sheba Oreck (née Polinsky).^[3] He attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. When he was a child, his father took him on a flight in a Ford Trimotor and, on the ice of Lake Superior, the aircraft landed on skis. The experience proved so exciting to Oreck that he became fascinated with planes, and the mechanics of engines and electronics.^[2]^[4]

Shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Oreck joined the United States Army Air Corps and served as pilot, navigator, and bombardier in the Pacific Theater for over two years. He participated in bombing missions over Japan in B-29s.^[2]

RCA

Following World War II, Oreck joined RCA in New York, working there for 17 years and becoming sales manager. He helped to market washing machines, microwave ovens and televisions. Oreck accompanied RCA General Manager David Sarnoff at congressional hearings to develop standards for color television broadcasts.^[2]

Whilst employed by RCA, Oreck ran his own aircraft charter service, frequently stepping in as pilot. He established businesses providing shared television aerials for apartment buildings in New York City, and teaching radio and television repair in Spanish by direct mail.^[2]

Oreck Corporation

Oreck was asked to take over a failing RCA distributor in New Orleans. It came with the abandoned design for an upright vacuum cleaner by Whirlpool, a business RCA had a shareholding in. However, Whirlpool's largest customer, Sears was concerned the arrangement would compete with them so in 1963, Oreck and his brother Marshall set up Oreck Corporation to independently sell his own vacuum cleaners by mail order.^[5] By 1965, the firm was also the exclusive wholesaler for RCA products in Louisiana. His 8 pounds (3.6 kg) appliance was a third the weight of other machines available. Competitors used this to criticize Oreck's vacuum cleaner's effectiveness and durability. Oreck decided to first market to hotels where light weight would be a selling point.^[6]^[2]^[7]

Over 50,000 hotels worldwide adopted the US manufactured vacuum cleaner, that was light enough to carry between floors, and domestic customers went on to purchase them, often through the floor care stores Oreck established across the country.^[7]^[6]

Oreck explained, he had "a good idea, a lot of energy, and no money" but "it took 20 years of hard work to begin to succeed".^[2]

The Oreck family sold their vacuum cleaner business to private equity investors in 2003, initially American Securities Capital Partners. Ten years later, following Chapter 11 bankruptcy it was purchased by Techtronic Industries.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Later years

Oreck remained active in aviation, maintaining and flying his personal collection of aircraft, which included a Stinson Reliant SR 10J, a Waco WMF, an Aviat Husky Amphibian, an American Champion Decathlon, a Beechcraft Staggerwing G-17S, and a Beech T-34A Mentor.^[12]

Oreck spoke at universities around the U.S., seeking to inspire young entrepreneurs and businesspeople.^[13] He told his audiences "[You can] see I'm no genius. I didn't get started until I was 40. I did it. You can do it. Only in America could this happen."^[12]

David Oreck founded Oreck Pure Air Candles in 2009.^[14]

Personal life

Oreck had a wife, Jan; three adult children (Steven, Tom, and Bruce) from his previous marriage to Paula Sarnoff (niece of David Sarnoff), and seven grandchildren. ^[15]^[6]^[1]

Oreck died on February 15, 2023, at his home in Mississippi.^[16] He was 99.^[17]^[18]

Philanthropy

Oreck and his family have donated money and specimens to mineralogical museums and exhibitions including the Denver Museum of Nature and Science; the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems.^[19]^[20]^[21]

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans have credited Oreck and his family as major contributors to their Jewish community, and New Orleans as a whole.^[22]

Oreck made significant contributions to the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans.^{[citation needed]}

Books

From Dust to Diamonds, 2013. TAG, Amarillo ISBN 978-1934606438^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b LeMaster, C J; Burks, Bob (September 23, 2014). "David Oreck: Still keeping busy at age 91". WLBT. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Scripps, Howard (February 24, 2006). "At 82, David Oreck Never Gives Up". Back Channel Media. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008.
^ "Marshall Oreck Obituary (2021) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune". Legacy.com.
^ "Old Newspaper Articles". www.garon.us. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Marshall Oreck, New Orleans resident and 1 of 2 brothers behind Oreck vacuums, dies | News | nola.com". www.nola.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Family Business Legend David Oreck | Founder of Oreck Corp". Family Business. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "eSpeakers Marketplace". www.espeakers.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ Thomas, Andrew R; Wilkinson, Timothy J (2015). The Customer Trap: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Business. New York: Apress. ISBN 978-1484203866.
^ "Oreck Family Offers $22M for Vacuum Company". American Bankruptcy Institute. 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ III, G. Chambers Williams (July 9, 2013). "Hoover parent snaps up Oreck at auction". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
^ Care, TTI Floor (July 16, 2013). "TTI Statement on Acquisition of Oreck". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kovacevich, Patty. "Airport Journals". Airport Journals. Archived from the original on September 5, 2006.
^ "Pace University – Lubin School of Business – Entrepreneur in Residence". Pace University. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
^ "About US". Oreck Pure Air Candles. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
^ Traubman, Len (1994), The Oreckovsky Family:From Russia to America, Oreck Foundation, p. 245, ISBN 1-881529-05-3
^ Kampeas, Ron (February 17, 2023). "David Oreck, known as founder of vacuum cleaner company, will be memorialized on Feb. 23". Crescent City Jewish News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
^ writer, STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff (February 16, 2023). "David Oreck, founder of vacuum company and World War II aviator, dead at 99". NOLA.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "DAVID ORECK Obituary (2023) - New Orleans, LA - New York Times". Legacy.com.
^ Jackson, M A; Momich, Betsy (2005). "Hillman Hall of Minerals & Gems, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year..." Carnegie Online. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ Slagle, Jake (September 24, 2014). "A Privileged Visit to the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum". Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Long Term Collection Research Plan" (PDF). Denver Museum of Natural Sciences. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ Luxner, Larry (July 13, 2006). "As dust of storm settles, Oreck vacuum firm still cleaning up". Jweekly.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
^ From Dust to Diamonds. ASIN 193460643X.

External links

David Oreck at IMDb

[ui-1] LeMaster, C J; Burks, Bob (September 23, 2014). "David Oreck: Still keeping busy at age 91". WLBT. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[backchannel-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Scripps, Howard (February 24, 2006). "At 82, David Oreck Never Gives Up". Back Channel Media. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008.

[3] "Marshall Oreck Obituary (2021) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune". Legacy.com.

[4] "Old Newspaper Articles". www.garon.us. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[5] "Marshall Oreck, New Orleans resident and 1 of 2 brothers behind Oreck vacuums, dies | News | nola.com". www.nola.com.

[iu-6] "Family Business Legend David Oreck | Founder of Oreck Corp". Family Business. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[es-7] "eSpeakers Marketplace". www.espeakers.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[8] Thomas, Andrew R; Wilkinson, Timothy J (2015). The Customer Trap: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Business. New York: Apress. ISBN 978-1484203866.

[9] "Oreck Family Offers $22M for Vacuum Company". American Bankruptcy Institute. 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[10] III, G. Chambers Williams (July 9, 2013). "Hoover parent snaps up Oreck at auction". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

[11] Care, TTI Floor (July 16, 2013). "TTI Statement on Acquisition of Oreck". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[airport_journals-12] Kovacevich, Patty. "Airport Journals". Airport Journals. Archived from the original on September 5, 2006.

[13] "Pace University – Lubin School of Business – Entrepreneur in Residence". Pace University. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

[14] "About US". Oreck Pure Air Candles. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[15] Traubman, Len (1994), The Oreckovsky Family:From Russia to America, Oreck Foundation, p. 245, ISBN 1-881529-05-3

[16] Kampeas, Ron (February 17, 2023). "David Oreck, known as founder of vacuum cleaner company, will be memorialized on Feb. 23". Crescent City Jewish News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

[17] writer, STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff (February 16, 2023). "David Oreck, founder of vacuum company and World War II aviator, dead at 99". NOLA.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[18] "DAVID ORECK Obituary (2023) - New Orleans, LA - New York Times". Legacy.com.

[19] Jackson, M A; Momich, Betsy (2005). "Hillman Hall of Minerals & Gems, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year..." Carnegie Online. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[20] Slagle, Jake (September 24, 2014). "A Privileged Visit to the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum". Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[21] "Long Term Collection Research Plan" (PDF). Denver Museum of Natural Sciences. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[22] Luxner, Larry (July 13, 2006). "As dust of storm settles, Oreck vacuum firm still cleaning up". Jweekly.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

[23] From Dust to Diamonds. ASIN 193460643X.

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-'''David Irving Oreck''' (September 17, 1923 – February 15, 2023) was an American entrepreneur, business salesman, and speaker. He founded  Oreck Corporation, manufacturers of [[vacuum cleaners]] and [[air purifier]]s, and was known for his appearances in its television commercials.<ref name=backchannel/>
+'''David Irving Oreck''' (September 17, 1923 – February 15, 2023) was an American entrepreneur, business salesman, and speaker. He founded Oreck Corporation, manufacturers of [[vacuum cleaners]] and [[air purifier]]s, and was known for his appearances in its television commercials.<ref name=backchannel/>
 ==Early life==
-David Oreck was born on September 17, 1923 in [[Duluth, Minnesota]] to [[Jewish]] parents Abraham and Sheba Oreck (née Polinsky).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/marshall-oreck-obituary?id=6711693|title=Marshall Oreck Obituary (2021) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune|website=Legacy.com}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Minnesota Duluth]]. When he was a child, his father took him on a flight in a [[Ford Trimotor]] and, on the ice of [[Lake Superior]], the aircraft landed on skis. The experience proved so exciting to Oreck that he became fascinated with planes, and the mechanics of engines and electronics.<ref name="backchannel">{{Cite web|website=Back Channel Media|url=http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/3215/At-82-David-Oreck-Never-Gives-Up|title=At 82, David Oreck Never Gives Up|date=2006-02-24|last=Scripps|first=Howard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411062737/http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/3215/At-82-David-Oreck-Never-Gives-Up |archive-date=2008-04-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.garon.us/newsindex.html|title=Old Newspaper Articles|website=www.garon.us|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116063142/http://garon.us/newsindex.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Oreck was born on September 17, 1923, in [[Duluth, Minnesota]],<ref name=backchannel/> to [[Jewish]] parents Abraham and Sheba Oreck (née Polinsky).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/marshall-oreck-obituary?id=6711693|title=Marshall Oreck Obituary (2021) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune|website=Legacy.com}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Minnesota Duluth]]. When he was a child, his father took him on a flight in a [[Ford Trimotor]] and, on the ice of [[Lake Superior]], the aircraft landed on skis. The experience proved so exciting to Oreck that he became fascinated with planes, and the mechanics of engines and electronics.<ref name="backchannel">{{Cite web|website=Back Channel Media|url=http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/3215/At-82-David-Oreck-Never-Gives-Up|title=At 82, David Oreck Never Gives Up|date=2006-02-24|last=Scripps|first=Howard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411062737/http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/3215/At-82-David-Oreck-Never-Gives-Up |archive-date=2008-04-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.garon.us/newsindex.html|title=Old Newspaper Articles|website=www.garon.us|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116063142/http://garon.us/newsindex.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Shortly after [[Pearl Harbor#Sunday December 7, 1941|Pearl Harbor]] was attacked, Oreck joined the [[United States Army Air Forces|United States Army Air]] Corps and served as pilot, navigator, and bombardier in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater|Pacific Theater]] for over two years. He participated in bombing missions over Japan in [[B-29]]s.<ref name=backchannel/>
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 ==Oreck Corporation==
+Oreck was asked to take over a failing RCA distributor in [[New Orleans]]. It came with the abandoned design for an upright [[vacuum cleaner]] by [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]], a business RCA had a shareholding in. However, Whirlpool's largest customer, [[Sears]] was concerned the arrangement would compete with them so in 1963, Oreck and his brother Marshall set up '''Oreck Corporation''' to independently sell his own vacuum cleaners by [[mail order]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/marshall-oreck-new-orleans-resident-and-1-of-2-brothers-behind-oreck-vacuums-dies/article_ce60ef1e-79f2-11eb-b0e6-a79a82795ff4.amp.html|title=Marshall Oreck, New Orleans resident and 1 of 2 brothers behind Oreck vacuums, dies &#124; News &#124; nola.com|website=www.nola.com}}</ref> By 1965, the firm was also the exclusive wholesaler for RCA products in Louisiana. His {{convert|8|lb|kg}} appliance was a third the weight of other machines available. Competitors used this to criticize Oreck's vacuum cleaner's effectiveness and durability. Oreck decided to first market to hotels where light weight would be a selling point.<ref name=iu>{{Cite web|url=https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/family-business-legends-david-oreck|title=Family Business Legend David Oreck &#124; Founder of Oreck Corp|website=Family Business|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808033641/https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/family-business-legends-david-oreck|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="backchannel"/><ref name="es"/>
+Over 50,000 hotels worldwide adopted the US manufactured vacuum cleaner, that was light enough to carry between floors, and domestic customers went on to purchase them, often through the floor care stores Oreck established across the country.<ref name=es>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/profile/9175/david-oreck-founder-david-oreck-founder|title=eSpeakers Marketplace|website=www.espeakers.com|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808045140/https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/profile/9175/david-oreck-founder-david-oreck-founder|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iu"/>
-Oreck was asked to take over a failing RCA distributor in [[New Orleans]]. It came with the abandoned design for an upright vacuum cleaner by [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]], a business RCA had a shareholding in. However, Whirlpool's largest customer, [[Sears]] was concerned the arrangement would compete with them so in 1963, Oreck and his brother Marshall set up '''Oreck Corporation''' to independently sell his own vacuum cleaners by [[mail order]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/marshall-oreck-new-orleans-resident-and-1-of-2-brothers-behind-oreck-vacuums-dies/article_ce60ef1e-79f2-11eb-b0e6-a79a82795ff4.amp.html|title=Marshall Oreck, New Orleans resident and 1 of 2 brothers behind Oreck vacuums, dies &#124; News &#124; nola.com|website=www.nola.com}}</ref> By 1965, the firm was also the exclusive wholesaler for RCA products in Louisiana. His {{convert|8|lb|kg}} appliance was a third the weight of other machines available. Competitors used this to criticize Oreck's vacuum cleaner's effectiveness and durability. Oreck decided to first market to hotels where lightweight would be a selling point.<ref name=iu>{{Cite web|url=https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/family-business-legends-david-oreck|title=Family Business Legend David Oreck &#124; Founder of Oreck Corp|website=Family Business|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808033641/https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/family-business-legends-david-oreck|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="backchannel"/><ref name="es"/>
-Over 50,000 hotels worldwide adopted the US manufactured vacuum cleaner, that was light enough to carry between floors, and domestic consumers went on to purchase them, often through the floor care centers Oreck established across the country.<ref name=es>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/profile/9175/david-oreck-founder-david-oreck-founder|title=eSpeakers Marketplace|website=www.espeakers.com|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808045140/https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/profile/9175/david-oreck-founder-david-oreck-founder|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iu"/>
 Oreck explained, he had "a good idea, a lot of energy, and no money" but "it took 20 years of hard work to begin to succeed".<ref name="backchannel"/>
-The Oreck family sold their vacuum cleaner business to [[private equity]] investors in 2003, initially [[American Securities|American Securities Capital Partners]]. Ten years later, following [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] it was purchased by [[Techtronic Industries]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Andrew R |title=The Customer Trap: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Business |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Timothy J |publisher=Apress |publication-place=New York |year=2015 |isbn=978-1484203866}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abi.org/feed-item/oreck-family-offers-22m-for-vacuum-company|title=Oreck Family Offers $22M for Vacuum Company|website=American Bankruptcy Institute|date=2013|access-date=August 11, 2022|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811083842/https://www.abi.org/feed-item/oreck-family-offers-22m-for-vacuum-company|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/09/oreck-bankruptcy-hoover-auction/2504095/|title=Hoover parent snaps up Oreck at auction|first=G. Chambers Williams|last=III|website=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-26|archive-date=2016-11-15|date=2013-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115191635/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/09/oreck-bankruptcy-hoover-auction/2504095/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tti-statement-on-acquisition-of-oreck-215754271.html|date=2013-07-16|title=TTI Statement on Acquisition of Oreck|first=TTI Floor|last=Care|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515161655/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tti-statement-on-acquisition-of-oreck-215754271.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The Oreck family sold their vacuum cleaner business to [[private equity]] investors in 2003, initially [[American Securities|American Securities Capital Partners]]. Ten years later, following [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] it was purchased by [[Techtronic Industries]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Andrew R |title=The Customer Trap: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Business |last2=Wilkinson |first2=Timothy J |publisher=Apress |publication-place=New York |year=2015 |isbn=978-1484203866}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abi.org/feed-item/oreck-family-offers-22m-for-vacuum-company|title=Oreck Family Offers $22M for Vacuum Company|website=American Bankruptcy Institute|date=2013|access-date=August 11, 2022|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811083842/https://www.abi.org/feed-item/oreck-family-offers-22m-for-vacuum-company|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/09/oreck-bankruptcy-hoover-auction/2504095/|title=Hoover parent snaps up Oreck at auction|first=G. Chambers Williams|last=III|website=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-26|archive-date=2016-11-15|date=2013-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115191635/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/07/09/oreck-bankruptcy-hoover-auction/2504095/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tti-statement-on-acquisition-of-oreck-215754271.html|date=2013-07-16|title=TTI Statement on Acquisition of Oreck|first=TTI Floor|last=Care|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515161655/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tti-statement-on-acquisition-of-oreck-215754271.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Later years==
-Oreck remained active in [[aviation]], maintaining and flying his personal collection of aircraft, which included a [[Stinson Reliant]] SR 10J, a [[Waco Aircraft Company|Waco]] [[Waco F series|WMF]], an [[Aviat Husky]] [[Amphibian aircraft|Amphibian]], an [[American Champion Decathlon]], a [[Beechcraft Staggerwing|Staggerwing Beech]] G-17S, and a [[Beechcraft|Beech]] [[T-34 Mentor|T-34A Mentor]].<ref name="airport journals"/>
+Oreck remained active in [[aviation]], maintaining and flying his personal collection of aircraft, which included a [[Stinson Reliant]] SR 10J, a [[Waco Aircraft Company|Waco]] [[Waco F series|WMF]], an [[Aviat Husky]] [[Amphibian aircraft|Amphibian]], an [[American Champion Decathlon]], a [[Beechcraft Staggerwing]] G-17S, and a [[Beechcraft|Beech]] [[T-34 Mentor|T-34A Mentor]].<ref name="airport journals"/>
-Oreck spoke at universities around the U.S., seeking to inspire young entrepreneurs and businesspeople.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=1712|website=Pace University|title=Pace University – Lubin School of Business – Entrepreneur in Residence|access-date=2008-03-20|archive-date=2008-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415150141/http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=1712|url-status=live}}</ref> He tells his audiences "[You can] see I'm no genius. I didn't get started until I was 40. I did it. You can do it. Only in America could this happen."<ref name="airport journals">{{Cite web|first=Patty|last=Kovacevich|url=http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0508004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905020836/http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0508004|title=Airport Journals|website=Airport Journals|archive-date=September 5, 2006}}</ref>
+Oreck spoke at universities around the U.S., seeking to inspire young entrepreneurs and businesspeople.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=1712|website=Pace University|title=Pace University – Lubin School of Business – Entrepreneur in Residence|access-date=2008-03-20|archive-date=2008-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415150141/http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=1712|url-status=live}}</ref> He told his audiences "[You can] see I'm no genius. I didn't get started until I was 40. I did it. You can do it. Only in America could this happen."<ref name="airport journals">{{Cite web|first=Patty|last=Kovacevich|url=http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0508004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905020836/http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0508004|title=Airport Journals|website=Airport Journals|archive-date=September 5, 2006}}</ref>
 David Oreck founded Oreck Pure Air Candles in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=About US|url=https://davidoreckcandles.com/about-us/|website=Oreck Pure Air Candles|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213091437/https://davidoreckcandles.com/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 <ref>{{Citation|first=Len|last=Traubman|title=The Oreckovsky Family:From Russia to America|date=1994|pages=245|publisher=Oreck Foundation|isbn=1-881529-05-3}}</ref><ref name=iu/><ref name=ui/>
-Oreck died on February 15, 2023, at his home in Mississippi. He was 99.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/david-oreck-vacuum-company-founder-dead-at-99/article_f1c2adf2-ae30-11ed-b92b-4303b5a3ec94.html|title=David Oreck, founder of vacuum company and World War II aviator, dead at 99|first=STEPHANIE RIEGEL &#124; Staff|last=writer|website=NOLA.com}}</ref>
+Oreck died on February 15, 2023, at his home in Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kampeas |first=Ron |date=2023-02-17 |title=David Oreck, known as founder of vacuum cleaner company, will be memorialized on Feb. 23 |url=https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/david-oreck-known-as-founder-of-vacuum-cleaner-company-will-be-memorialized-on-feb-23/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Crescent City Jewish News |language=en}}</ref> He was 99.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/david-oreck-vacuum-company-founder-dead-at-99/article_f1c2adf2-ae30-11ed-b92b-4303b5a3ec94.html|title=David Oreck, founder of vacuum company and World War II aviator, dead at 99|first=STEPHANIE RIEGEL &#124; Staff|last=writer|website=NOLA.com|date=February 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/david-oreck-obituary?id=47551563 | title=DAVID ORECK Obituary (2023) - New Orleans, LA - New York Times | website=[[Legacy.com]] }}</ref>
 ==Philanthropy==
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 The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans have credited Oreck and his family as major contributors to their Jewish community, and New Orleans as a whole.<ref>{{cite web |last=Luxner |first=Larry |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/29781/as-dust-of-storm-settles-oreck-vacuum-firm-still-cleaning-up/ |title=As dust of storm settles, Oreck vacuum firm still cleaning up |publisher=Jweekly.com |date=2006-07-13 |access-date=2011-10-06 |archive-date=2016-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505100600/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/29781/as-dust-of-storm-settles-oreck-vacuum-firm-still-cleaning-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-He made significant contributions to the [[Isidore Newman School]] in New Orleans.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
+Oreck made significant contributions to the [[Isidore Newman School]] in New Orleans.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
 ==Books==
 * ''From Dust to Diamonds'', 2013. TAG, Amarillo {{isbn|978-1934606438}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=From Dust to Diamonds |id={{ASIN|193460643X|country=uk}} }}</ref>
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-[[Category:Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee]]
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