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Submitted: 10/2/17 • Approved: 10/5/17 • Last Updated: 10/8/17 • R1196935-G0-S3
October 11, 1948 - September 27, 2011
*Obituary
Springdale Morning News
Thursday, September 29, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE — Mr. John Harrison Newman, 62, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Oct. 11, 1948, in New York, N.Y., to Bennett and Leila (Harrison) Newman.
John was a member of Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas, The Rotary Club of Fayetteville and the Institute of Management Consultants.
John first came to Arkansas in 1971 and attempted to live off the land in Newton County. He moved into Fayetteville, and found himself managing Ozark Natural Foods. He then helped to found, and then manage, Ozark Cooperative Warehouse.
He decided to return to college to learn more about running businesses and earned his B.S. in business administration from the UA in 1979. John moved to Los Angeles, obtained his M.B.A. from UCLA, and returned to Fayetteville in 1988 to start up his solo Management Consulting and Turnaround practice. In recent years, he maintained a part-time consulting practice.
He is survived by his wife, Darla Newman; his mother, Leila Newman of Santa Monica. Calif.; four children, Apple Newman Rice of Oklahoma City, Okla., Sean Rimes of Cabot, Ark., Jennie Newman of Fayetteville, Ark., and Jacob Newman of Prescott, Ariz.; one brother, Robert Newman of Ventura, Calif.; one sister, Laurie Newman of Venice, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be held 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas, 699 N. Sang Ave., Fayetteville, Ark., with Rabbi Jacob Adler officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Temple Shalom of NWA, P.O. Box 3723, Fayetteville AR 72702.
To sign the online guest book, please visit www.nelsonberna.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville, Ark.
Contributed on 10/2/17 by wfields55
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