LP Gas, May 2017
LP GAS HALL OF FAME Continued from page 51 overfill protection device to market as a solution to overfilled cylinders He joined his mother Mollie Reifschneider in the family business full time in 1955 This is a family story Reifschneider says My folks started the business in Colorado My brother and I rode our bikes every day to the plant about 10 miles away He was 11 and I was 13 We both worked almost every job in the plant and in the office over time For more than half a century Young has dedicated himself to the safety and improvement of the propane industry He has been involved in the design Two inductees served as leaders on the equipment side of the industry one on codes and another on association leadership and installation of more than 2000 propane fuel systems and he has dedicated his time to designing unique products and conquering challenging projects I entered the propane industry in an unusual way Young says I accepted a summer job at Industrial Gases in Pittsburgh between my sophomore and junior years During my second week there I was asked if I could do mechanical work I said yes and drove to a local distributor of Yale forklift trucks I asked for Sam who gave me a box of equipment and took me to a new forklift truck In the box were the components for a propane engine fuel system and instructions to convert the forklift to run on propane Surprisingly when I was done it actually started and ran LPG Darrel Reifschneider was inducted to the LP Gas Hall of Fame for his commitment to grow Manchester Tank and the industry Leslie Barr daughter of John D Capps expresses gratitude for her fathers induction to the LP Gas Hall of Fame Darrel Reifschneider third from right celebrates his induction to the LP Gas Hall of Fame with family friends and colleagues from Manchester Tank Second from right is Rob Reifschneider Darrels brother and colleague at Manchester Tank 52 LPGas May 2017 www LPGasmagazine com
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