SUSSEX, Wis. (AP) — Quad/Graphics Inc. co-founder BettyQuadracci, who also was president of
Milwaukee Magazine and a championof the arts, died Monday at age 75, the printing company said.Quadraccidied
at her Wisconsin home, surrounded by family. The company didn’tprovide details on the cause of death, but
her sister said Quadraccirecently had pneumonia."She was a fighter. She had polio andalmost died in the
1940s," Quadracci’s sister, Sue Ewens of Shorewood,told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "She had
to learn to walk all overagain. She always tried harder than everybody else — just to make
up."Quadraccico-founded Quad/Graphics in 1971 with her late husband, Harry. Afterstarting in a vacant
factory in Pewaukee with a single printing pressand just 11 employees, the Sussex-based company now has
25,000 employeesworldwide at more than 65 printing plants and dozens of supportfacilities.In 1983, Quadracci
became publisher of MilwaukeeMagazine and was later named president. In 2012, she was inducted intothe
Milwaukee Press Club’s Media Hall of Fame.After holding manyroles during Quad/Graphics’ early years, Betty
Quadracci in 1985 foundedQuad/Creative, a graphic design firm now known as Quad/GraphicsCreative Solutions.
In 2002 she became a member of Quad/Graphics’ boardof directors. She also served as president of the
Windhover Foundation, aphilanthropic organization funded by the Quadraccci family.Quadracciand her late
husband also were supporters of a variety of arts groups.In 1997, the couple spearheaded a $10 million
matching donation fromQuad/Graphics to kick off fundraising for a major addition to theMilwaukee Art Museum,
the Quadracci Pavilion. Designed by architectSantiago Calatrava and completed in 2001, the pavilion has
become awidely recognized symbol of Milwaukee.Quadracci received herbachelor’s degree from Trinity College
in Washington, D.C., in 1961 andattended the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland. A
trainedMontessori teacher, she helped established the Waukesha MontessoriSchool in 1964. She also helped
launch the Waukesha Head Start programin 1968.She is survived by her four children, 10 grandchildren and her
five siblings.Funeral services are pending.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This
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