M. David Detweiler IV, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Stackpole Books--"a business created by his grandfather in the 1930s"--died September 27, PennLive.com reported. Detweiler also wrote several books, including Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps and the upcoming The Civil War: The Story of the War with Maps.
"He was a gentleman in every sense of the word," said Judith Schnell, publisher and acting CEO of Stackpole Books. "If there were a decision to be made, David would always come down on the side of doing the right thing, doing the good thing. Noble, that sounds old-fashioned but in a way he was old-fashioned.... He had an editorial heart. He started here in the editorial department.... He loved books. He loved writing. He was a great editor.... He was born into publishing but he really took to the business. He was just so suited to be a publisher."
