Bruce t halle biography

YPSILANTI --  Bruce T. Halle, the founder and chairman of the nationwide retailer Discount Tire, died January 4, 2018, at the age of 87.

Bruce t halle biography

Halle, a 1956 graduate of Eastern with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, founded the company in 1960. His first store was in Ann Arbor and he started with an inventory of six tires. Today, Discount Tire has grown to be the largest independent tire dealer in North America, with more than 900 locations in 29 states and employing 18,000 people.

Halle has been one of Eastern Michigan University’s most prominent and successful alumni.

He first enrolled at the University in 1948 and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the start of the Korean War. After his tour of duty, he returned to Eastern in 1953, graduating three years later.

Philanthropy has been a major focus of Halle and his wife, Diane, over the years.

In 2002, they founded the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation to extend their sense of carin