Connie Plourde Passes Away

VALDESE, N.C. – Constance Plourde-Carlton, director of marketing contract for Valdese Weavers, died May 26, 2003 after a long illness. She was 44. She leaves behind a husband, Robert and two children, Emma and Sam. During her career, she represented Guilford of Maine, Milliken and Craftex. In 1995, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., she joined Valdese Weavers and spearheaded the...