Jack Edward Oglander, 11/19/1949 â 1/7/2021
Jack was a kind, gentle, and thoughtful person who made a lasting impression on countless people through his patience, wisdom, and his ability to find joy and see beauty wherever he went.Â
Jack Edward Oglander
Jack grew up in University City and Creve Coeur and graduated from Clayton High School. He studied at Syracuse University and then Washington University before setting out on a journey across the country and around the world seeking greater understanding not available in the academic realm. After searching far and wide, Jack found his way home to St. Louis where he completed his studies at WashU and earned a degree in Linguistics.
1937 - 2020
Fondly known in Chicago printing circles as the “Polish Prints,” Stanley (Stan) J. Kukla Jr. passed away Dec. 27, 2020, at age 83. Along with his father, Stan Sr., and brothers Fred and Robert, the native Chicagoan founded Kukla Press in 1964, a commercial web offset printing business then-located in Schiller Park, Ill.
Kukla Press, which played a role in the development of scratch and sniff sensory printing and in-line web finishing advancements, continued to expand its business and relocated to Elk Grove Village, Ill., in the mid-1970s. Stan Jr. was responsible for the sales side of the business and was named CEO of Kukla Press following the death of his father in 1975.
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Fondly known in Chicago printing circles as the “Polish Prints”, Stanley (Stan) J. Kukla Jr., passed away December 27, 2020, at 83. The native Chicagoan, along with his father, Stan Sr. and two brothers Fred, and Robert, founded Kukla Press, Inc. in 1964, a commercial web offset printing company in Schiller Park, IL, the success of which spanned decades.
Kukla Press, distinguished for its role in the development of the ‘scratch and sniff’ printing, a popular process that brought sensory and tactile properties to a burgeoning print market, expanded its business such that a move to Elk Grove Village, IL, in the mid-1970s was needed to keep pace with the growing industry. Kukla Press also pioneered advancements in in-line finishing technology, which contributed to the basis of modern inline finishing systems.
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