LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2014
A statesman, a gentleman, a respected representative of the propane industry – that was Bill McHenry.
As a propane retailer, he serviced the Michigan company’s first customer in 1947 and later became its president and CEO.
A safety advocate, McHenry was involved with the formulation and adoption of state and national LP gas codes. He took his safety messages to an international audience when, in 1988 in San Francisco, he became the first man to represent the U.S. propane industry at the inaugural World LP Gas Forum.
He was heavily involved in state and national associations – a former president of the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) board of directors and a founding member of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). NPGA honored him with its Bill Hill Award in 1993 and the Distinguished Service Award in 1994.
He died in 2003 at the age of 73.