Luis Barragan (executive)
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Luis Barragan was an American
businessman and philanthropist. He was president of 1-800-Mattress
at the time of his death.
Luis grew up in New York City
, more specifically in the Jamaica
neighbourhood of Queens
, and was a product of the Catholic school system. While living in New York, he attended the Presentation-BVM (Elementary) School on Parsons Blvd in Queens and then moved on to St. Francis Preparatory School
in Fresh Meadows, NY. Luis graduated with a business degree from St. John's University. He joined 1-800-Mattress in 1992. The company was founded by his father, Napoleon Barragan, in 1976.
He was also vice-chairman of the Better Business Bureau
Serving Metropolitan New York.
Luis drowned while vacationing with his family in Salisbury, Connecticut
, on July 6, 2006. At the time of his death he was married to his wife Leslie, and had three small children.
United States
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businessman and philanthropist. He was president of 1-800-Mattress
1-800-Mattress
1800Mattress.com is an American bedding retailer famous for its ads that used the slogan "leave off the last S for savings" .It is the nation’s leading bedding tele-retailer where customers can select from a variety of mattresses, box springs and...
at the time of his death.
Luis grew up in New York City
New York City
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, more specifically in the Jamaica
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
neighbourhood of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, and was a product of the Catholic school system. While living in New York, he attended the Presentation-BVM (Elementary) School on Parsons Blvd in Queens and then moved on to St. Francis Preparatory School
St. Francis Preparatory School
St. Francis Preparatory School, commonly known as St. Francis Prep, is a private, independent Catholic college preparatory school in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. It is the largest non-diocesan Catholic high school in the United States. St. Francis is run by...
in Fresh Meadows, NY. Luis graduated with a business degree from St. John's University. He joined 1-800-Mattress in 1992. The company was founded by his father, Napoleon Barragan, in 1976.
He was also vice-chairman of the Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau , founded in 1912, is a corporation consisting of several private business franchises of local BBB organizations based in the United States and Canada, which work through their parent corporation, the Council of Better Business Bureaus .The Better Business Bureau, through...
Serving Metropolitan New York.
Luis drowned while vacationing with his family in Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the northwest-most in the State of Connecticut. The MA-NY-CT Tri-State Marker is located just on the border of Salisbury...
, on July 6, 2006. At the time of his death he was married to his wife Leslie, and had three small children.