Vermeer - Mon August 22, 2022
Bob Vermeer Passes Away at Age 78
Robert "Bob" Lee Vermeer, husband, father, grandfather and leader passed away at 78 years old on Aug. 17, 2022, with loving family surrounding him. Mr. Vermeer joined Vermeer Corporation in 1974 and held multiple roles that drove the business strategy and long-term growth of Vermeer, including chief executive officer beginning in 1989 and later co-chief executive officer in 2003 alongside his sister Mary....
CEG - Thu August 11, 2022
Former Owner of Highway Equipment Company Dies, 84
Daniel L. Reynolds Jr. of Cranberry township, formerly of McCandless Township, passed away peacefully on Aug. 2, 2022, at his home. He was 84. Born May 26, 1938, Mr. Reynolds was the son of the late Daniel L....
CEG - Thu August 11, 2022
Widely Respected Industry Veteran Michael 'Mikey' J. Tulish Passes Away
Michael J. Tulish, 68, of Telford, Pa., passed away at his residence July 27, 2022. Originally from Conshohocken, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Dayoc) Tulish and was the husband of Deborah (Martin) Tulish for 38 years....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon August 08, 2022
Blanchard Machinery CEO, President Joe Blanchard Passes at Age 60
The construction industry in the Southeast lost a great and trusted friend on Thursday, July 14 when Joseph Rozier Blanchard, the president and CEO of Blanchard Machinery Company in West Columbia, S.C., passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his Charleston home following a brief battle with cancer....
Michigan CAT - Mon August 08, 2022
Former Michigan CAT President, Jerry Jung, Passes Away
Born May 27, 1953, in Sheboygan, Wis., Jerrold Mark Jung, former president of Michigan CAT, passed away July 14, 2022. Growing up in Birmingham, Mich., Mr. Jung's initiative and entrepreneurial spirit were apparent from an early age, when he founded a snow removal business as a child....
Bomag - Thu July 07, 2022
Bomag Americas Remembers Long-Time Team Member Bert DeJong
Bomag Americas announced the passing of Bert DeJong, a company leader and industry veteran for more than 30 years. DeJong is well remembered for being smart, honest and fair and an industry pioneer who helped drive success for both rental customers and Bomag....
C.E. Rentals - Wed July 06, 2022
C.E. Rentals Family Mourns Its Founder, Stanley R. Sloan
Stanley R. Sloan, founder of Contractors Equipment Rentals in Elmhurst, Ill., passed away on June 28, surrounded by his family. He would have been 91 on July 4. A native of Detroit, Mich., where he spent his childhood and young adulthood, he was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean war with four years of military service....
ALL Crane - Mon June 20, 2022
Michael C. Liptak, Co-Founder of ALL, Dies at 91
The principal architect of the heavy lift equipment rental category and driving force behind The ALL Family of Companies has passed away. Michael C. Liptak was 91. Together with his wife, Marvine, and brothers, Lawrence and Jake, Mr....
Weyerhaeuser - Thu June 16, 2022
Weyerhaeuser Mourns Passing of George H. Weyerhaeuser Sr.
George Weyerhaeuser Sr., former Weyerhaeuser Company CEO and president and great-grandson of the company's founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser, died June 11 at the age of 95. Mr. Weyerhaeuser served as president and CEO from 1966 to 1991 and continued to serve as board chairman through 1999....
H&R Construction Parts & Equipment - Thu June 16, 2022
H&R Construction Equipment Parts Announces Passing of Founder Stephen D. Hansen
H&R Construction Parts & Equipment Inc. (H&R) announced the passing of one of its founders, Stephen D. Hansen, who passed away on June 11, 2022, at the age of 69 years old. "We are saddened by the passing of one of H&R's founders, Steve Hansen," said Nick Ecker, general manager of the construction division of All States Ag Parts....
