LP Gas, May 2017

Soon after we named this years class I was talking to a friend of the magazine about our four inductees says Brian Richesson editor in chief of LP Gas He said This is like the workhorse class of the industry And it makes sense Two of our inductees Reifschneider and Young really entrenched themselves on the equipment side paving the way for the industry and taking on a lot of responsibility More than 100 industry representatives and family attended the ceremony that few others chose to assume Another inductee Lemoff involved himself deeply with codes and standards which really serve as a backbone to keeping our industry on a safe path to success Yet another inductee Capps worked tirelessly in association leadership and on behalf of propane marketers The inductees Capps became known as a consensus builder through his propane industry work from 1972 to 1988 uniting the association en route to reaching its goals He also helped to bring the propane industry into a more modern era using his outgoing personality to represent the association and the industry in his community as well as nationally and internationally It is very special for you to remember and honor him like this 25 years after his retirement says Estelle Capps in acceptance remarks to the industry It sure was a surprise to me and my family Lemof f meanwhi le Lemoff Reifschneider and Young attended the ceremony at the Omni Nashville Hotel reflecting on their storied careers worked as staff liaison at NFPA for several codes and standards for 25 years He was a principal gases engineer who oversaw the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code NFPA 58 and the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA 54 exhibiting a unique ability to bring a group together as staff liaison My work in propane began when I answered an ad in The Boston Globe put out by NFPA for a gas engineer Lemoff says I didnt have most of the qualifications but as I found the real qualifications are never in the ad To make a long story short I got the job Reifschneider another member of the 2017 class led Manchester Tank as its president and CEO and brought the LP GAS HALL OF FAME LP Gas Hall of Fame members The additions of John D Capps Theodore Lemoff Darrel Reifschneider and William Young take the total number of LP Gas Hall of Fame inductees to 32 The Hall of Fame launched in 2012 propanes centennial year as a way to honor the legends icons and leaders who have helped establish advance and grow the propane industry The Hall of Fame is open to any living or nonliving propane industry employee working at any level of his or her company or having retired Heres a list of current Hall of Famers Mark Anton Suburban Propane James E Bertelsmeyer Heritage Propane Eugene V N Bissell AmeriGas John Blossman Blossman Gas Bill Byrne Warren Petroleum Co John D Capps National LP Gas Association Ronald Zane Chastain LP Gas Magazine James Ferrell Ferrellgas William C Hill Pargas Herbert V Hills Imperial Machine Products Co Casey Jarvis JARCO Walter H Johnson Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association Stewart Kean Utility Propane Co World LPG Association Theodore Lemoff National Fire Protection Association Robert Y Love Sr Lampton Love Inc Daryl McClendon DFM Enterprises William B McHenry Pro Gas Sales Service Sam McTier McTier Supply Co Glenn Miller Millers Bottled Gas Daniel N Myers NPGA Robert Myers Petrolane Robert B Nicholson Eastern Propane Corp Thomas Nunan Jr Suburban Propane Darrel Reifschneider Manchester Tank Charles Revere Revere Gas J Charles Sawyer Sawyer Gas Walter Snelling American Gasol Co Milford Therrell Squibb Taylor Inc H Emerson Thomas Continental Tank Car Co John Wallace Petrolane Dwain Willingham Propane Resources William Young Superior Energy Systems Learn more about the LP Gas Hall of Fame and nominate a deserving individual at www lpgashalloffame com Continued on page 52 www LPGasmagazine com May 2017 LPGas 51