A look back at some of the tire industry veterans who died in 2020:
- James Ahern Sr., 80, co-owner of Cassidy Tire & Service in Bloomingdale, Ill.
- George Rellie Boyd Jr., 90, retired owner/founder of Boyd Tire Co. in East Point, Ga.
- Bill R. Day, 84, founder of Bill Day Tire Centers in Tyler, Texas.
- Frank Dorso, 72, former executive at TBC Corp., Falken Tire Corp. and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
- Philip P. "Phil" Friedlander Jr., 90, former executive vice president of the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association.
- Alfred Allen Howard, 82, founder of Howard Tire in Belmont, Calif.
- Brian James, 90, former president of the Rubber Association of Canada.
- Ed Kalail, 87, former communications executive at General Tire & Rubber Co.
- Bertis (Bert) Edward McGriff, 94, founder of McGriff Tire & Service.
- R. Ward McKnight, 88, founder of McKnight Tire & Auto Center in Jefferson City, Mo.
- Robert E. Mercer, 96, former Goodyear chairman and CEO.
- Jack Pohanka, 92, a founder and former chairman of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
- Charles (Chuck) Slaybaugh Jr., 80, trade journalist and former executive editor of Tire Business.
- Ralph Mattox "Buddy" Snow Jr., 83, a former executive of Oliver Tire & Rubber Co. and a member of the Tire Industry Hall of Fame.
- Lloyd Stoyer, 91, former editor of Modern Tire Dealer magazine.
- Kenneth W. Towery, 83, founder of Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care.