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December 23, 2020 On Dec. 2, Robert “Bobby” Kempler (pictured, right), president of Richline Group’s jewelry division, was elected chairman of the 24 Karat Club of the City of New York at its annual membership meeting. He takes over from Jeffrey H. Fischer, Fischer Diamonds, who had completed his three-year term chairing the club. Other officers elected include Edward DeCristofaro, LDC Inc. (pictured, below), who will serve as the club’s new president; and Jeffrey Cohen, Citizen Watch Co., who was chosen to be its vice president. Edward DeCristofaro was elected president of the 24 Ka...

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...