Obituary: Martin Skok Jr., Chairman Of Elgin Industries, Age 87
Skok was active in several industry organizations, including the National Engine Parts Manufacturers Association, Automotive Sales Council, Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, Production Engine Builders Association and Auto Care Association.
OBITUARY: Frank Hampshire, Retired AASA, HDMA Market Research Director
Hampshire retired in 2011, culminating 19 years with MEMA and its divisions, and many years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining MEMA, Hampshire was manager of forecasting and strategic planning for Allied Signal Automotive. He served as a consultant on a variety of automotive projects ranging from new product introductions to the marketing of remanufactured motor vehicle parts.
OBITUARY: Jack Landers, Longtime Texas Distribution Leader
Landers was a leader in the Texas aftermarket with jobber stores and warehouses from 1952 to 1998. Landers Automotive Supplies was started in 1936 by Jack’s father, JC Landers. Jack and his brother, Jess Jr., bought out their dad in the 1960’s and were partners until 1986.
Obituary: Longtime Aftermarket Veteran Stanley Davidow Passes Away
Stanley Davidow, a longtime aftermarket industry veteran, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease on Friday, July 31. Davidow founded and sold a number of aftermarket businesses during his career, including Carco, which he sold to Standard Motor Products in 1978.
Obituary: Accuride Announces Passing Of Tony Pape, Director, Aftermarket Strategy And Sales
Pape had served as the company’s director of aftermarket strategy and sales, led the company’s distributor advisory council and had a career in the North American commercial vehicle industry that spanned more than a quarter century.
Obituary: Mildred ‘Millie’ Wynne, Retired National Sales Manager, ITM Engine Components
Well-known throughout the industry, Wynne was respected and loved by all who came in contact with her, her colleagues from ITM noted.
OBITUARY: Louis J. Boggeman, Founder Of Plaza Fleet Parts, St. Louis
Following the war in 1946, he founded a business known today as Plaza Fleet Parts in St. Louis, Missouri. As an industry leader in the fast-growing heavy-duty parts business, he served as president of Council of Fleet Specialists in the 1980s. He retired from Plaza as chairman in 2001.
OBITUARY: George Paziuk, Founder Of Disc Brake Continental
George Paziuk was born in Russia in 1936 and became a self-made Russian immigrant who proudly called the United States his home. He founded DBC in New York in 1973 and built it into one of the largest remanufacturers of Bendix brake pads in the country.
OBITUARY: Industry Says Goodbye To Friend, Leader Jack Creamer
Longtime industry veteran, widely regarded as an icon of the automotive aftermarket, John “Jack” F. Creamer passed away Wednesday, March 25, following a recent stroke.
OBITUARY: N.A. Williams Mourns The Loss Of Neal Williams
ATLANTA, Ga. – Industry veteran Neal Williams, chairman emeritus of the N.A. Williams Co., passed away on Feb. 14. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed and beloved leader, Neal Williams,” said Roger McCollum, president and CEO of N.A. Williams. “It is impossible to speak of Neal other than
