Bob Brown, former VP and later Great Lakes sales manager for Bobit Business Media, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021, a day after he celebrated his 86th birthday with his family.
Automotive Fleet belatedly learned that Elizabeth J. “Bette” Natoli, one of the first women fleet managers, passed away after a long illness on July 11, 2020.
Rocky Barham, a member of the Mickey Truck Bodies team since 1977, passed away on Jan. 11, 2021 after a long illness.
Elizabeth Peck, business development manager, national van sales at Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Co., passed away Feb. 17, 2021.
As the industry heads into 2021, we look back on the lives and careers of those who left their mark on the fleet industry.
Beatrice Coolican, a past president of the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association, passed away on Dec. 26, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19.
Jim McCallum, former director of commercial dealer operations for General Motors, passed away on Nov. 16, 2020 at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
Dave Spence, past director of commercial and specialty vehicles at General Motors, passed away on Oct. 26, 2020.
Mark Boada, executive editor for Fleet Management Weekly, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.
Price was most recently part of the Centuri and NPL Fleet team for nearly 10 years, and his contributions played an influential role in the department’s growth and advancement.