A beloved toy industry veteran has passed.
Wilhelm K. “Bill” Maisch, a longtime fixture on the buying side of the industry died on June 6, 2022.
Maisch was known to many for his work as the buyer for the kids’ category at AC Moore in addition to his time spent at H. Clay Moore & Associates, and Jacent Strategic Merchandising. Last year, Maisch joined Cra-Z-Art as vice president of new business development.
“Bill is a guy that I knew for nearly 20 years — he was a kind, knowledgeable, caring, and passionate merchant that helped me to build my businesses, and help to promote kids’ products,” says Doug Cass, co-founder of Kahootz Toys and specialty sales consultant at PlayMonster.
Maisch is survived by his wife Lisa; his brother, Julius; his nieces and nephews, Nicole, Danielle, Leon, Matthew, Savina, Arianna, Valentina, Michael, Samantha, John, Bree, Trinity, and Caiden; his mother in law Theresa; his sister in law Doreen; his brother in law Michael; and his three dogs Max, Jetta, and Zuly.
Services for Maisch will be held tomorrow, June 10, 2022, at the Oceanside Memorial Home in Lake Como, New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Monmouth County SPCA.
