Former PI Columnist Harris DeWese Passes
WEST CHESTER, PA—Harris DeWese, the longtime Printing Impressions columnist known as the Mañana Man who completed more than 150 printing industry transactions, died Oct. 29 following a lengthy illness. He was 71.
A native of Dayton, OH, Mr. DeWese founded Compass Capital Partners in Exton, PA. He specialized in consulting on mergers and acquisitions for the printing industry, and for more than 25 years, his sales column appeared in Printing Impressions magazine. Mr. DeWese ended every column with his trademark call to arms, "Now get out there and sell something!" He published three compilation books of the Printing Impressions columns and also authored the annual "Compass Report," which tracked industry deals and discussed printing company valuations.