Posted at 12:51 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2007
Otto Behr, founder of paint company, dies at 92 in Kailua
Advertiser Staff
Otto Behr, whose namesake paints are sold throughout the U.S. by Home Depot, died Friday at his Kailua home. He was 92.Behr founded BEHR Process Corp. , the largest provider of premium paints and stains to the North American do-it-yourself market, in 1947. It now is a subsidiary of Masco Corp.
Behr is survived by two sons, six stepsons, nine grandchildren and a great grandson. Services were held for family and close friends at his oceanfront home yesterday. He will be buried in Modesto, Calif., where a celebration of his life is scheduled on Saturday.
