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Braun Corporation founder and CEO Ralph William Braun, 72, of Winamac, Indiana passed away Friday, February 8, 2013.  Visitation is Thursday, Feb. 14 from 3 until 8 p.m. EST at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac and again from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 15 at the church. A funeral mass will be Saturday, Feb. 16 at noon at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac. Entombment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Ralph Braun Foundation at P.O. Box 310, Winamac, IN 46996. Frain Mortuary in Winamac is in charge of arrangements.

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Ralph Braun, CEO of the Braun Corporation and Braunability in Winamac, will appear on CNN this weekend in a piece called “The Human Factor” hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Braun will discuss how he designed a four-wheeled and three-wheeled electric scooter to help in his mobility needs. He was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy when he was six and has been using a motorized scooter as a way to be mobile.

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The number 99 BraunAbility/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car will be driven by Townsend Bell.

The number 99 BraunAbility/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car will be driven by Townsend Bell, who will start sixth in Sunday’s race.

Ralph Braun, owner of the Braun Corporation in Winamac, and Sam Schmidt, owner of Sam Schmidt Motorsports, have both built successful businesses, both have the intense love of racing, and both have achieved remarkable careers while living and running their businesses from a wheelchair.

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To better serve the needs of taxi passengers with disabilities, the Braun Corporation has announced the launch of BraunTaxi, a new brand that will encompass all of its taxi products. Jim Probst says the brand has recently announced an upcoming roll-out. Read the rest of this entry »

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