Founder of Pacific Coast Chemicals Co. Passes Away
EMMERYVILLE, CA – Aaron K. Stull Sr., Chairman and founder of Pacific Coast Chemicals Co., passed away on August 13, 2012, at the age of 84 of natural causes. Born in St. Louis, MO, and raised in California, he served in a paratrooper division of the U.S. Army at the age of 14, serving in France.
After coming back from the war, he returned to and graduated from high school and then attended St. Mary’s College, where he graduated with a B.S. degree in chemistry. His first job out of college was for Colgate-Palmolive in Emeryville. He then went on to work for Union Carbide (Monsanto) as a Laboratory Assistant and was promoted to sales of agricultural chemicals. Next, he joined Fiberboard Paper Products as a Purchasing Agent.