Irl Jay Korsen, 64; Head of Printing Companies, Bank Vice President

Irl Jay Korsen, commercial printing executive and banker who was a two-term president of the Printing Industries Assn. of Southern California, has died at the age of 64.

Korsen died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as a result of complications from diabetes.

A graduate of UCLA, Korsen spent most of his career in the printing industry. From 1948 to 1963 he and his late brother, George, headed Eureka Press, which their father had founded. Korsen then became chairman and chief executive officer of Ray Burns Inc., printers and lithographers, and of Ray Burns Plastics, which manufactured plastic displays. When the two companies merged, Korsen served as group vice president with Republic Corp.

In 1971, he formed the graphic arts firm Graphics IV.

In addition to his work with the Printing Industries Assn., Korsen was president of the California Packaging Club and the Junior Printing Executives of Los Angeles.

Korsen switched to banking in 1983, serving as vice president of First Beverly Bank, where he was credited with the bank’s advertising slogan, “the only place to save on Rodeo Drive.”

At the time of his death, he was vice president of marketing for the First Charter Bank in West Los Angeles.

Korsen was a major fund-raiser and active in several community and charitable organizations, including City of Hope, Community Cancer Control, the Black/Jewish Coalition for Job Development, Jewish Vocational Services, Jewish Big Brothers and New American Orchestra.

He is survived by a son, Jack.

Services are scheduled at 1 p.m. today at Hillside Memorial Park.