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In Memoriam: Hall of Famer Dr. Phil Spear
GAINESVILLE, FLA.—Dr. Phil Spear, a beloved industry leader and a member of the Pest Control Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010, passed away Aug. 28. He was 98. Spear was not only the then-National Pest...
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LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ—Alan Smith, 39-year veteran in the pest management industry, passed away peacefully in his home on Dec. 13 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Smith spent the past 14 years...
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Industry loses Hall of Famer Blanton Whitmire
UPDATED 5/27 WITH MEMORIAL SERVICE INFORMATION The PMP magazine staff was saddened to learn of the passing of 2004 PMP Hall of Famer Blanton Whitmire. He was 97. A memorial service will take place...
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IN MEMORIAM: Alvin ‘Bugs’ Burger
2009 PMP Hall of Fame inductee Al “Bugs” Burger, whose pest elimination guarantee turned the industry on its head in the latter half of the 20th century, died Aug. 10. He was 82. Burger was a...
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Adam’s Harold Leyse passes away
Harold Leyse, Maple Grove, Minn., died April 3 from complications of a March 31 stroke. He was 78. By his side were son Todd Leyse and daughter Andrea Guy, co-owners of Adam’s Pest Control, the company...
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Ed Martin passes away
Terminix Service Co.’s Ed Martin Jr. died April 6, 2016, of a heart attack. He was 80. He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Loretta, seven children and numerous grandchildren. After graduating from...
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IN MEMORIAM: Linden Griffin
Linden Griffin Jr., second-generation owner of Griffin Pest Solutions, Kalamazoo, Mich., died April 11. He was 72. When the U.S. Army veteran bought the business from his dad in 1974, he grew it from...
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Mid Central owner Schopen passes away
Pete Schopen Sr., left, with son Pete Jr. Peter Schopen Sr., a former Orkin manager and owner of Mid Central Pest Control, Algonquin, Ill., died in his sleep Aug. 12, after a two-year bout with...
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Industry loses a legend: Harry Katz
Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Famer Harry Katz died Sunday, Aug. 28, at the age of 101. As PMP Chalk Talk columnist (and fellow Hall of Famer) Dr. Austin Frishman said of Katz at the time...
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In Memoriam: Katherine Matthews
Katherine Matthews, co-founder of Columbia, S.C.-based Modern Exterminating Co., passed away Oct. 4, 2016 — a day after her company’s 61st anniversary. She was 92. Matthews and her late husband, George...
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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Ives
Russ, Harlem and Bill Ives, circa 1980. Bill Ives, 1977-78 president of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and father of 2015-16 NPMA President Russ Ives, passed away Dec. 3 at age 86. He...
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Industry loses a legend: Norm Cooper
After a year-long fight with a blood disorder known as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Norm Cooper passed away April 5. Cooper, who up until recently worked with PCO Bookkeepers as its merger and...
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IN MEMORIAM: Truly David Nolen
In this archive photo, Truly David Nolen stands with the 1961 VW Beetle that started the Mouse Car fleet — a company tradition that continues today with modern Beetles, and permeates the company’s...
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In Memoriam: Lloyd Smigel
Lloyd Merritt Smigel Pest Management Professional Magazine has learned that former columnist and longtime industry business consultant Lloyd Smigel has passed away after a three-year battle with...
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IN MEMORIAM: Linden Griffin
Linden Griffin Jr., second-generation owner of Griffin Pest Solutions, Kalamazoo, Mich., died April 11. He was 72. When the U.S. Army veteran bought the business from his dad in 1974, he grew it from...
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Mid Central owner Schopen passes away
Pete Schopen Sr., left, with son Pete Jr. Peter Schopen Sr., a former Orkin manager and owner of Mid Central Pest Control, Algonquin, Ill., died in his sleep Aug. 12, after a two-year bout with...
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Industry loses a legend: Harry Katz
Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Famer Harry Katz died Sunday, Aug. 28, at the age of 101. As PMP Chalk Talk columnist (and fellow Hall of Famer) Dr. Austin Frishman said of Katz at the time...
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In Memoriam: Katherine Matthews
Katherine Matthews, co-founder of Columbia, S.C.-based Modern Exterminating Co., passed away Oct. 4, 2016 — a day after her company’s 61st anniversary. She was 92. Matthews and her late husband, George...
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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Ives
Russ, Harlem and Bill Ives, circa 1980. Bill Ives, 1977-78 president of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and father of 2015-16 NPMA President Russ Ives, passed away Dec. 3 at age 86. He...
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Industry loses a legend: Norm Cooper
After a year-long fight with a blood disorder known as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Norm Cooper passed away April 5. Cooper, who up until recently worked with PCO Bookkeepers as its merger and...
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