Roger Berkley Passes
December 1, 2025
Roger Berkley
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ–Roger Berkley passed away November 27, 2025.
He is survived by his wife Elaine and two children, Sara and Dan.
He was at one time the CEO and owner of Weave Corp., a jacquard mill based in New Jersey which closed in 2011 but was in business from 1910-2009; first as an apparel fabrics manufacturer and then under Roger became an important upholstery manufacturer. Berkeley was also one of the first to import silk fabrics from China into the USA.
In 2011, Berkeley retired to Naples, Florida but was self-employed as a textile consultant. He was previously the Chairman of the National Textile Association in the USA from March 1998-March 2011.
He was a graduate of Columbia University in 1968.
Those who knew Roger Berkley say he was a powerful force in the fabrics industry and championed its cause with the US government whenever possible especially when it came to establishing domestic flammability standards.
He is survived by his wife Elaine and two children, Sara and Dan.
He was at one time the CEO and owner of Weave Corp., a jacquard mill based in New Jersey which closed in 2011 but was in business from 1910-2009; first as an apparel fabrics manufacturer and then under Roger became an important upholstery manufacturer. Berkeley was also one of the first to import silk fabrics from China into the USA.
In 2011, Berkeley retired to Naples, Florida but was self-employed as a textile consultant. He was previously the Chairman of the National Textile Association in the USA from March 1998-March 2011.
He was a graduate of Columbia University in 1968.
Those who knew Roger Berkley say he was a powerful force in the fabrics industry and championed its cause with the US government whenever possible especially when it came to establishing domestic flammability standards.
