John Betchkal, an executive at General Electric Lighting, died at age 88. He took on leadership roles and gave back to the Cleveland community.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- John Betchkal, an executive at General Electric Lighting, took on leadership roles and came up with a plan to light up monuments across Cleveland and eventually the nation. He died on June 28 at the age of 88.
“He was proud of his service but he was ready to get back to civilian life,” said his wife, Kathleen Betchkal. “He really wanted to get back to the newspaper.” In 1963, Betchkal joined GE Lighting. His career there spanned three decades; he retired in 1996. He worked in public relations, eventually becoming manager of communications and public affairs. Betchkal came up with the idea to use GE lights to light up local monuments around Cleveland. Some of those monuments included the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Amasa Stone Chapel, Severance Hall, the West Side Market, Notre Dame College, John Carroll University’s Grasselli Tower, and many others.
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