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66 | HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL • OCTOBER 2, 2017 Chase, then a teenager, was just steps from execution at the Mauthausen death camp in Austria, when he slipped out of line and escaped into the woods. Liberated by American troops, he worked tirelessly to remember the Holocaust. Chase co-founded the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., led fundraising efforts for the world Holocaust remembrance center Yad Vashem, and was heavily involved with the Rabbinical College of America, as well as supporting numerous hospitals and universities in Israel. Jay Fishman Fishman, the former chairman and CEO of Travelers Cos., died in 2016 after a yearlong battle with ALS. He was 63. Fishman served as the executive chairman of Travelers' board from Dec. 2015 until Aug. 2016. He previously held the position of CEO from the April 2004 merger of The St. Paul Cos. Inc. with Travelers Property Casualty Corp., and he assumed the additional role of chairman in Sept. 2005. From Oct. 2001 until April 2004, Fishman was chairman, CEO and president of The St. Paul Cos. Fishman was noted for his skill in shepherding Travelers with a long-term view towards stability. He was averse to high-risk products for short-term gain. His acumen helped land Travelers on the 30-company Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2009. After his death, the Hartford Business Journal said in an editorial Fishman's passing had a profound effect on Greater Hartford, where he firmly implanted and grew Travelers' presence over the years, making the property and casualty insurer the Capital City's largest corporate resident. The editorial also noted, "When many corporate leaders were shrinking their footprints in downtown Hartford, Travelers not only stood its ground, but grew its presence over the last decade, and invested tens of millions of dollars to refresh its historic Travelers Tower, preserving a key piece of center-city architecture." Tom Giardini Even at a time when most might be thinking of retirement, Giardini was getting more involved in his industry when he passed away in Sept. 2015 at the age of 68. Giardini, president of The Associated Construction Co., was slated to serve as the chair of the Connecticut Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors for 2016. He had also served as CT chapter president of The Associated General Contractors of America, Connecticut Building Congress. Giardini, son of founder Angelo Giardini, led the firm for over 30 years. Associated originally started as a military defense contractor and constructed various base facilities for the U.S. Navy in Groton. Under Tom Giardini's leadership, it expanded into housing development, commercial offices, retail facilities, industrial plants and manufacturing space, hospitals and healthcare facilities, institutional structures, and water and sewage treatment plants. Its clients have included ESPN, Aetna, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Stanley Black & Decker, United Technologies Corp. and Yale University. Giardini was committed not only to his business but also to the Greater Hartford community. He supported various organizations including The Bushnell, Mark Twain House, and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's Doc Hurley scholarship. In 2014, The Associated Construction Co. received first-place honors in the Connecticut Family Business Awards for companies with 25 to 75 employees. It was cited for its ability to keep the "human element" for both clients and employees. Simon Konover Konover came to the United States a near-penniless refugee who went on to become a pioneer shopping center magnate and philanthropist. He passed away in Oct. 2015 at the age of 93. Konover was the founder and patriarch of The Simon Konover Company and Konover South, a real estate business, based in West Hartford and Florida. 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