'InStore' Salesperson Fran Zimniuch Dies – JCK
December 22, 2020 Francis “Fran” Zimniuch (pictured), the East Coast sales manager for InStore and parent company SmartWork Media for 16 years, died on Dec. 17, of complications related to COVID-19. He was 66. Zimniuch was born in Philadelphia and attended Temple University. His first foray into the jewelry publishing world was at Accent magazine, where he worked from 1985 to 1988. Following that, he sold for Professional Jeweler, from 1998 to 2002. He began at SmartWork in 2004, following a recommendation from former JCK publisher Charlie Bond, who had worked with him at Profession...
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