Capital, The (Annapolis, MD) - October 20, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut Aarsand , franchise owner, dies
Knut Jardar Aarsand, revered as a successful, charitable businessman, died Oct. 19 at his home in Arnold. The cause of death was not available.
The 62-year-old Rugby Hall resident was born in Norway in January 1940, the son of the late Jardar and Gudrun Aarsand. When he was 7 months old the family moved to the United States, settling in Tenafly, N.J.
A graduate of Tenafly High School, he attended Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, W.Va., and Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., graduating with a bachelor's degree in history and English in 1961.
In 1967, following service as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, he earned a law degree from George Washington University.
In 1966 he became the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management, a franchisee of KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants, and a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. In the early 1970s, he became an Anne Arundel County Real Estate broker and in 1982, he developed his first KFC restaurant franchise in Havre de Grace.
Since that time, the company has expanded to include Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises operating 56 restaurants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
He was active throughout his life in civil and charitable affairs. In 1986 he founded the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club and was also a founding board member of the Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis. He was also a member and former director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Visitors and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
''I will remember him as a charitable and giving person,'' said Bill Hancock, business associate and friend. ''He was completely committed to the communities where his restaurants are located, helping the Boys and Girls Clubs and Scouts, among others, receive over $100,000 in grants, just in this past year alone.''
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and served as chairman of its membership committee.
In 1991 he was named chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, a two-year project culminating with the arrival of the nuclear powered submarine in Annapolis.
Earlier this month, his service to the Annapolis Yacht Club was recognized with the presentation of the Arnold C. Gay Award, conferred on the member who made an outstanding contribution to the club's success.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Clark of Rugby Hall, Arnold; one son, Kurt Aarsand; one daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford; one brother, Torben Aarsand of Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis. A memorial service will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
In lieu of flowers, his family has requested that donations be made to the Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation, 2 Compromise St., Annapolis, MD, 21401 or to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403
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Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - October 21, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut J. Aarsand , 62, yachtsman, founder of firm that owns franchise restaurants
Knut Jardar Aarsand, founder of a company that owns dozens of franchise restaurants and a yachtsman active in Annapolis-area charities, died of cancer Saturday at his Arnold home. He was 62.
Mr. Aarsand was the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management. He developed his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1982, and the company has grown to include 56 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Born in Norway, he moved to the United States with his family as an infant and was raised in Tenafly, N.J. After graduating from Tenafly High School, he took up college studies in West Virginia, attending Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, and earning a bachelor of arts degree in history and English from Marshall University in Huntington.
After spending three years in the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of first lieutenant, Mr. Aarsand earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1967.
He had gone into business as founder of Aarsand & Co. in 1966, and in the early 1970s as a real estate broker with his own firm. Both have since closed.
In 1986, he started the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club in Annapolis. He was a founding board member of Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis.
Mr. Aarsand took leadership roles in several organizations, serving as a director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Business School and on the president's council of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and went on to lead its membership activities. Most recently, he was on the board of governors of the club. This month, he was given the Arnold C. Gay Award for outstanding contributions to the yacht club - the seventh recipient in its 116-year history.
"He was an avid yachtsman. He sailed and cruised around the Chesapeake Bay. He yachted all over the world," said his wife of 18 years, Elaine Clark Aarsand.
In 1991, Mr. Aarsand was chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, overseeing a project that culminated in the arrival of the nuclear-powered submarine during a Naval Academy graduation.
In 1993, he spearheaded construction of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Lodge at Davis & Elkins College.
Mr. Aarsand was a longtime member of St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road in Annapolis, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kurt Aarsand, and daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford, both of Baltimore; a brother, the Rev. Torben Aarsand, pastor of Haven Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Deceased Name: Knut Aarsand , franchise owner, dies
Knut Jardar Aarsand, revered as a successful, charitable businessman, died Oct. 19 at his home in Arnold. The cause of death was not available.
The 62-year-old Rugby Hall resident was born in Norway in January 1940, the son of the late Jardar and Gudrun Aarsand. When he was 7 months old the family moved to the United States, settling in Tenafly, N.J.
A graduate of Tenafly High School, he attended Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, W.Va., and Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., graduating with a bachelor's degree in history and English in 1961.
In 1967, following service as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, he earned a law degree from George Washington University.
In 1966 he became the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management, a franchisee of KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants, and a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. In the early 1970s, he became an Anne Arundel County Real Estate broker and in 1982, he developed his first KFC restaurant franchise in Havre de Grace.
Since that time, the company has expanded to include Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises operating 56 restaurants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
He was active throughout his life in civil and charitable affairs. In 1986 he founded the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club and was also a founding board member of the Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis. He was also a member and former director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Visitors and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
''I will remember him as a charitable and giving person,'' said Bill Hancock, business associate and friend. ''He was completely committed to the communities where his restaurants are located, helping the Boys and Girls Clubs and Scouts, among others, receive over $100,000 in grants, just in this past year alone.''
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and served as chairman of its membership committee.
In 1991 he was named chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, a two-year project culminating with the arrival of the nuclear powered submarine in Annapolis.
Earlier this month, his service to the Annapolis Yacht Club was recognized with the presentation of the Arnold C. Gay Award, conferred on the member who made an outstanding contribution to the club's success.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Clark of Rugby Hall, Arnold; one son, Kurt Aarsand; one daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford; one brother, Torben Aarsand of Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis. A memorial service will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
In lieu of flowers, his family has requested that donations be made to the Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation, 2 Compromise St., Annapolis, MD, 21401 or to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403
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Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - October 21, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut J. Aarsand , 62, yachtsman, founder of firm that owns franchise restaurants
Knut Jardar Aarsand, founder of a company that owns dozens of franchise restaurants and a yachtsman active in Annapolis-area charities, died of cancer Saturday at his Arnold home. He was 62.
Mr. Aarsand was the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management. He developed his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1982, and the company has grown to include 56 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Born in Norway, he moved to the United States with his family as an infant and was raised in Tenafly, N.J. After graduating from Tenafly High School, he took up college studies in West Virginia, attending Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, and earning a bachelor of arts degree in history and English from Marshall University in Huntington.
After spending three years in the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of first lieutenant, Mr. Aarsand earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1967.
He had gone into business as founder of Aarsand & Co. in 1966, and in the early 1970s as a real estate broker with his own firm. Both have since closed.
In 1986, he started the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club in Annapolis. He was a founding board member of Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis.
Mr. Aarsand took leadership roles in several organizations, serving as a director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Business School and on the president's council of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and went on to lead its membership activities. Most recently, he was on the board of governors of the club. This month, he was given the Arnold C. Gay Award for outstanding contributions to the yacht club - the seventh recipient in its 116-year history.
"He was an avid yachtsman. He sailed and cruised around the Chesapeake Bay. He yachted all over the world," said his wife of 18 years, Elaine Clark Aarsand.
In 1991, Mr. Aarsand was chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, overseeing a project that culminated in the arrival of the nuclear-powered submarine during a Naval Academy graduation.
In 1993, he spearheaded construction of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Lodge at Davis & Elkins College.
Mr. Aarsand was a longtime member of St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road in Annapolis, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kurt Aarsand, and daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford, both of Baltimore; a brother, the Rev. Torben Aarsand, pastor of Haven Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Capital, The (Annapolis, MD) - October 20, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut Aarsand , franchise owner, dies
Knut Jardar Aarsand, revered as a successful, charitable businessman, died Oct. 19 at his home in Arnold. The cause of death was not available.
The 62-year-old Rugby Hall resident was born in Norway in January 1940, the son of the late Jardar and Gudrun Aarsand. When he was 7 months old the family moved to the United States, settling in Tenafly, N.J.
A graduate of Tenafly High School, he attended Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, W.Va., and Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., graduating with a bachelor's degree in history and English in 1961.
In 1967, following service as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, he earned a law degree from George Washington University.
In 1966 he became the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management, a franchisee of KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants, and a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. In the early 1970s, he became an Anne Arundel County Real Estate broker and in 1982, he developed his first KFC restaurant franchise in Havre de Grace.
Since that time, the company has expanded to include Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises operating 56 restaurants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
He was active throughout his life in civil and charitable affairs. In 1986 he founded the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club and was also a founding board member of the Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis. He was also a member and former director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Visitors and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
''I will remember him as a charitable and giving person,'' said Bill Hancock, business associate and friend. ''He was completely committed to the communities where his restaurants are located, helping the Boys and Girls Clubs and Scouts, among others, receive over $100,000 in grants, just in this past year alone.''
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and served as chairman of its membership committee.
In 1991 he was named chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, a two-year project culminating with the arrival of the nuclear powered submarine in Annapolis.
Earlier this month, his service to the Annapolis Yacht Club was recognized with the presentation of the Arnold C. Gay Award, conferred on the member who made an outstanding contribution to the club's success.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Clark of Rugby Hall, Arnold; one son, Kurt Aarsand; one daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford; one brother, Torben Aarsand of Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis. A memorial service will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
In lieu of flowers, his family has requested that donations be made to the Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation, 2 Compromise St., Annapolis, MD, 21401 or to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403
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Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - October 21, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut J. Aarsand , 62, yachtsman, founder of firm that owns franchise restaurants
Knut Jardar Aarsand, founder of a company that owns dozens of franchise restaurants and a yachtsman active in Annapolis-area charities, died of cancer Saturday at his Arnold home. He was 62.
Mr. Aarsand was the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management. He developed his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1982, and the company has grown to include 56 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Born in Norway, he moved to the United States with his family as an infant and was raised in Tenafly, N.J. After graduating from Tenafly High School, he took up college studies in West Virginia, attending Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, and earning a bachelor of arts degree in history and English from Marshall University in Huntington.
After spending three years in the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of first lieutenant, Mr. Aarsand earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1967.
He had gone into business as founder of Aarsand & Co. in 1966, and in the early 1970s as a real estate broker with his own firm. Both have since closed.
In 1986, he started the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club in Annapolis. He was a founding board member of Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis.
Mr. Aarsand took leadership roles in several organizations, serving as a director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Business School and on the president's council of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and went on to lead its membership activities. Most recently, he was on the board of governors of the club. This month, he was given the Arnold C. Gay Award for outstanding contributions to the yacht club - the seventh recipient in its 116-year history.
"He was an avid yachtsman. He sailed and cruised around the Chesapeake Bay. He yachted all over the world," said his wife of 18 years, Elaine Clark Aarsand.
In 1991, Mr. Aarsand was chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, overseeing a project that culminated in the arrival of the nuclear-powered submarine during a Naval Academy graduation.
In 1993, he spearheaded construction of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Lodge at Davis & Elkins College.
Mr. Aarsand was a longtime member of St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road in Annapolis, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kurt Aarsand, and daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford, both of Baltimore; a brother, the Rev. Torben Aarsand, pastor of Haven Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Deceased Name: Knut Aarsand , franchise owner, dies
Knut Jardar Aarsand, revered as a successful, charitable businessman, died Oct. 19 at his home in Arnold. The cause of death was not available.
The 62-year-old Rugby Hall resident was born in Norway in January 1940, the son of the late Jardar and Gudrun Aarsand. When he was 7 months old the family moved to the United States, settling in Tenafly, N.J.
A graduate of Tenafly High School, he attended Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, W.Va., and Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., graduating with a bachelor's degree in history and English in 1961.
In 1967, following service as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps, he earned a law degree from George Washington University.
In 1966 he became the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management, a franchisee of KFC and Taco Bell Restaurants, and a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. In the early 1970s, he became an Anne Arundel County Real Estate broker and in 1982, he developed his first KFC restaurant franchise in Havre de Grace.
Since that time, the company has expanded to include Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises operating 56 restaurants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
He was active throughout his life in civil and charitable affairs. In 1986 he founded the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club and was also a founding board member of the Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis. He was also a member and former director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the Board of Visitors and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
''I will remember him as a charitable and giving person,'' said Bill Hancock, business associate and friend. ''He was completely committed to the communities where his restaurants are located, helping the Boys and Girls Clubs and Scouts, among others, receive over $100,000 in grants, just in this past year alone.''
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and served as chairman of its membership committee.
In 1991 he was named chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, a two-year project culminating with the arrival of the nuclear powered submarine in Annapolis.
Earlier this month, his service to the Annapolis Yacht Club was recognized with the presentation of the Arnold C. Gay Award, conferred on the member who made an outstanding contribution to the club's success.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Clark of Rugby Hall, Arnold; one son, Kurt Aarsand; one daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford; one brother, Torben Aarsand of Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis. A memorial service will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
In lieu of flowers, his family has requested that donations be made to the Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation, 2 Compromise St., Annapolis, MD, 21401 or to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403
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Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - October 21, 2002
Deceased Name: Knut J. Aarsand , 62, yachtsman, founder of firm that owns franchise restaurants
Knut Jardar Aarsand, founder of a company that owns dozens of franchise restaurants and a yachtsman active in Annapolis-area charities, died of cancer Saturday at his Arnold home. He was 62.
Mr. Aarsand was the founder and chairman of Aarsand Management. He developed his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1982, and the company has grown to include 56 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Born in Norway, he moved to the United States with his family as an infant and was raised in Tenafly, N.J. After graduating from Tenafly High School, he took up college studies in West Virginia, attending Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, and earning a bachelor of arts degree in history and English from Marshall University in Huntington.
After spending three years in the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of first lieutenant, Mr. Aarsand earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1967.
He had gone into business as founder of Aarsand & Co. in 1966, and in the early 1970s as a real estate broker with his own firm. Both have since closed.
In 1986, he started the Chief Executive Officers Investment Club in Annapolis. He was a founding board member of Second National Federal Savings Bank of Annapolis.
Mr. Aarsand took leadership roles in several organizations, serving as a director of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a member of the board of visitors of the University of Maryland Business School and on the president's council of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
In 1970, he became a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and went on to lead its membership activities. Most recently, he was on the board of governors of the club. This month, he was given the Arnold C. Gay Award for outstanding contributions to the yacht club - the seventh recipient in its 116-year history.
"He was an avid yachtsman. He sailed and cruised around the Chesapeake Bay. He yachted all over the world," said his wife of 18 years, Elaine Clark Aarsand.
In 1991, Mr. Aarsand was chairman of the USS Annapolis Commissioning Committee, overseeing a project that culminated in the arrival of the nuclear-powered submarine during a Naval Academy graduation.
In 1993, he spearheaded construction of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Lodge at Davis & Elkins College.
Mr. Aarsand was a longtime member of St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road in Annapolis, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kurt Aarsand, and daughter, Krista Aarsand Bedford, both of Baltimore; a brother, the Rev. Torben Aarsand, pastor of Haven Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
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