Bob Craves, a co-founding officer of Costco Wholesale in 1983 who later helped send thousands of young people in the U.S. to college, has died. He was 72.
Craves died of cancer Nov. 5, according to the College Success Foundation, the Issaquah-based group he established in 2000. He retired last year.
Along with Costco co-founders Jim Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman, Craves expanded the retailer from a single store in Seattle into the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain.
Craves spent 17 years at the retailer, also based in Issaquah, serving as senior vice president of membership, marketing and community outreach.