DETROIT (WXYZ) — Bob Berg, who served as a communications strategist to former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young and former Michigan Governor William G. Milliken, has died at the age of 76, his firm announced Wednesday.
Berg died at his home surrounded by family after battling cancer.
Berg co-founded the Detroit-based public relations firm Berg Muirhead and Associates in 1998.
During his career, he served as the executive assistant for public affairs to Michigan Governor WIlliam G. Milliken from 1977 to 1982. From 1983 to 1993, he served as press secretary to former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young.
Berg's firm was sold to longtime employees in 2016 and the name was changed to Van Dyke Horn. Up until his last days, however, he served as counsel to the firm, which is Michigan's largest minority-owned public relations firm.
"We remember and celebrate our mentor and friend for his unerring moral compass," a statement from the firm read. "His patient and thoughtful counsel, and his humble manner that led him to always place clients, our team, and his family and friends first. He is deeply missed."
Funeral arrangments are pending.
