Karl was among a hundred other things, my boss and mentor while I was a student and employee at the Web Handling Research Center way back when it started in 1986. You can find more details at the following link.
https://www.convertingquarterly.com/ConvertingQuarterly/Industry-News/News-Articles/Karl-Reid--founder-of-OSU-Web-Handling-Research-Center--dies-at-age-86.aspx