LP Gas Hall of Fame welcomes first class
April 20, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Nine inductees were enshrined in the inaugural Propane Hall of Fame prior to the Southeast Show.
Read More Wallace played leadership role in creation of nationally adopted safety program
March 2, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
John Wallace did precisely what Bob Myers said his old boss would do.
Read More Thomas helped launch national association, craft safety regulations in NFPA 58
March 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
In 1998, the editor wrote: “Before there were overfill prevention devices, cylinder exchange racks or even bobtail trucks, there were a handful of businessmen whose insight and determination guided the early formation of the LP gas industry almost eight decades ago. H. Emerson Thomas was one of those individuals whose pioneering spirit helped put the fledgling industry on track to grow into the $8 billion industry it has become today.”
Read More Therrell left lasting legacy with work to create PERC
March 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
One doesn’t have to look far to find Milford Therrell’s legacy in the propane industry.
Read More Snelling made discovery that lit flame on propane industry
March 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Walter Otheman Snelling quite simply founded the LP gas industry. The Allentown, Pa., chemist was the one who distilled the treasure and pointed most clearly toward a future in which propane was a clean, reliable energy alternative rather than a waste product or chemistry lab curiosity.
Read More Myers accelerated propane’s path into vehicles
March 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
It may as well be the 1970s. Gasoline prices are high and climbing, and Americans once again are thirsting for alternative fuels to power their vehicles. For Bob Myers, it is all too familiar.
Read More McTier always working to help his propane family
March 1, 2012 By Kevin Yanik
Sam McTier lives in Propane. His house is in Chicago, but in reality the industry’s nearly 86-year-old eldest statesman lives in a kind of virtual Propane Community.
Read More Ferrell, son of mom-and-pop retailer, aspired to something big
March 1, 2012 By Jennifer Webb
James E. Ferrell has the kind of rags-to-riches success story that once epitomized the American experience.
Read More Blossman cited safety as an extension of his concerns for others
March 1, 2012 By Jennifer Webb
In an industry known in pre-corporate days for being a little down and dirty, John Blossman stood apart.
Read More Anton built Suburban Propane into top retailer, helped to found NPGA
March 1, 2012 By Jennifer Webb
Mark Anton’s introduction to the propane industry reads like folklore.
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