Former Ace director dies at 89

Gregg Ziegler, the past director and vice chairman of Ace Hardware Corp.'s board of directors, was laid to rest last week. He was 89.

The World War II veteran joined the family business, Ziegler's Ace Hardware, after graduating from college in 1947. He was the recipient of the 1983 Illinois Retail Merchants Association's Retailer of the Year. Today, Ziegler's Ace operates 11 locations in Illinois.

According to his obituary in the Chicago Tribune, Ziegler was also an accomplished driver who set the NASCAR record for the Flying Mile event at Daytona Beach in 1960.