Obituary
John Sieff was inducted into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame in 2005.
John Britton, president of operations for Les Schwab Tire Centers, died on Aug. 7. He was 72.
Duininck began his career in the tire business in 1963 when he founded St. Cloud Tire and Tread.
Parnelli Jones, winner of the 1963 Indianapolis 500 and founder of Parnelli Jones Tire, died June 4 at age 90.
Kimball Curtis Firestone, former executive of the tire company founded by his grandfather Harvey S. Firestone, died June 3 at his home in Maryland. He was 90.
Patrick C. Ross was chairman and CEO of Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. from 1986-87.
Tom H. Barrett served as Goodyear's chairman and CEO from 1989 to 1991.
Longtime Goodyear employee Patrick "Rick" Neale, 77, who had a 40-year-career at the Akron tire maker that included being a tire engineer and later the company's chief test driver, died March 11
Don Henthorn, owner and founder of vehicle service equipment and specialty consumer products manufacturer BendPak Inc., died March 28. He was 85.
Michael W. Berra, the second generation of his family to run Community Tire Co. Inc., died Feb. 26.
SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTERS
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |