Overview
- Jack White said on Instagram that his older brother Edward “Eddie” Gillis died after a “tough battle against cancer” on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Gillis ran Third Man Pressing in Detroit for about 10 years and oversaw the production of hundreds of thousands of vinyl records for other artists.
- White called Gillis a “caring, funny and generous” husband and father and credited him with shaping his early musical life and practical skills.
- Before his work at the plant, Gillis was a pastry chef who ran kitchens and bake shops for the Ritz-Carlton and Beaumont Hospital and he made small sculptures from vinyl scraps.
- No public details about funeral plans or changes to Third Man Pressing operations have been reported, leaving the plant’s leadership and short-term plans uncertain.