In Brief: Sheldon "Bud" Fantle

Sheldon "Bud" Fantle: Former head of Peoples Drug Stores and Fantle's Drug Stores (formerly Dart) died Dec. 27 in Washington, D.C. of cancer. He was 73 and most recently had been a business consultant with Fantle Enterprises. Considered a giant of the chain drug industry, Fantle was known for turning Peoples around from a period of decline and, between 1975 and 1987, expanding the chain from 300 stores to more than 800 outlets with sales of nearly $1 bil. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named its highest honor in his memory, the Sheldon W. Fantle Lifetime Achievement Honor Award. In lieu of flowers, the Fantle family asks that contributions be made to the Washington Hospital Center Foundation, 100 Irving St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010...