Blake Nordstrom Passed Away!

Blake Nordstrom passed away.

Fashion lost a member.

Yesterday, death happened to fall upon a handful of individuals we known for years and became a fixture of entertainment, sports and politics. Now once again, we mourn the loss of a business executive who gave us a big box store.

A big box store that was accused of profiling people of color for allegations of shoplifting last year.

Not blaming him for the actions of some, but you can tell that the profiling certain types comes straight from the corporate boardroom.

Blake Nordstrom, the co-president of Nordstrom had passed away at the age of 55. He leave behind a wife and children. He ran the company with his brothers Erik and Pete Nordstrom who were devastated that their brother had passed.

The company issued a statement.

"It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Blake Nordstrom."

The company released a statement last month saying that the business mogul was diagnosed with lymphoma. They at one time said it was "treatable" but it turned out it wasn't curable. Some also noted that he may have died of brain cancer as well.

He ran the Seattle-based big box department store with his family. It was a generation of fashion sense. Blake believed in family. He would often treat his employees like a part of his family.

He leaves behind a legacy of goodwill and charity towards King County, Washington.

Nordstrom was founded in 1901 by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. It became a luxury department store operating 380 stores across the United States and Canada. It also operates the Nordstrom Rack stores, Trunk Club and outlet stores for clearance deals. It also operates HauterLook.com, an online private sale site.

Many big box department stores are declining in sales. Nordstrom, JCPenny, Macy's, Sears, Belk and others are on the fence. The online retailers like Amazon are killing the malls. The companies are desperately trying to keep up with the changing demographics.

Sears Holding Group is on the verge of collapse. It will trigger a recession.