Uniweld founder David Pearl Sr. dies

David Pearl Sr., founder of Uniweld Products Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died Dec. 20, 2015, at age 97.

After serving in the U.S. Navy, he founded Uniweld Products Inc. in 1949, a company that continues to manufacture welding and refrigeration equipment. To supply his growing demand for some of his component parts, he started Continental Precision Instruments and Unibox Inc. and then expanded those companies to serve others as well.

At age 97, he still went to his office at least two to three times per week.

Pearl is preceded in death by his wife Maggie and grandson Eric. He is survived by his sister Miriam Fineberg; three sons James, David II, and Douglas; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.