Arthur Reid, Jr., business man, founder and president of Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home and a longtime benefactor of student education in Milwaukee, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Before opening his own funeral home, Arthur Reid worked in a factory and at several other jobs, saving money and learning the business.

For seven years, Golden Gate Funeral Home serviced the Milwaukee community.

Arthur Reid Jr., became the sole owner and operator of Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home located at 5665 North Teutonia Avenue in 2008.

In 2012 Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home opened up its second location at 1910 Taylor Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin.