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technical adviser of regulatory and technical services for NPGA Dan knew and prepared the staff for the fact that historically speaking when a check off program goes into effect it has a drastic effect on the association staff He certainly was preparing us for an eventual decline in some of the duties we were used to The marketing arm the safety and training arm were both absorbed into PERC Myers set a great example for employees to follow being the first one into the office and the last to leave says Swiecicki who was hired initially as the associations vice president of technical Dan and Eileen Myers services Swiecicki also recalls Myers being at the forefront of technology He deeply cared about the people of this industry adds Randy Doyle CFO of Blossman Gas He was easy to have a relationship with he had the utmost integrity was very smart and he knew how to navigate through situations with opposing views As Myers reflects on his 26 year propane industry career he recalls the type of people who from the beginning made his time special and memorable At Myers first board meeting a group of very distinguished gentlemen invited him to dinner They were so cordial and nice to a young kid who was brand new to the industry I had been with the association barely six months and yet they were treating me as an equal Myers says These gentlemen had been in the industry easily 30 40 years CEOs of big companies who had grown up in the industry and the conversation was just as pleasant and enlightening as it could possibly be Since retiring Myers 71 has spent a great deal of time promoting The HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Churchill Centre and the life of Winston Churchill Myers opened and ran the groups Washington D C office for about five years commuting from Illinois The job also kept him in touch with Roldan and the NPGA staff Myers 71 and his wife Eileen reside in Downers Grove Ill They have two children and four grandchildren www LPGasmagazine com March 2014 LPGas 65
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