William H. Dyer Jr., 89, former chairman and chief executive of Lucky Stores during a period of robust growth for the food retailer, died Dec. 7 at his home in Alamo, Calif., after a long illness, according to the website, progressivegrocer.com
Born in Newport, Ark., Dyer was 15 when he moved to Southern California with his mother and stepfather. While going to Wilson High School in Long Beach, he found work at the Dollar Market Store in North Long Beach. He served in the Navy during World War II and after the war returned to work for the owner of Dollar Market, which by then had four locations, as the company's personnel manager.
