LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2026
From a makeshift desk in his father’s rural Minnesota propane business to the world stage, Brian Sheehan has dedicated his life to bringing efficiency, stability and a whole lot of joy to everyone he meets.
Sheehan, founder and retiring president of Rural Computer Consultants (RCC), never finished college. But in the late 1970s and early ’80s, he and his brother Kevin began writing software that transformed the accounting and productivity of independent propane retailers like their father, who founded Sheehan’s Gas in 1952. Their innovations laid the groundwork for an industry-specific platform that continues to evolve nearly five decades later.
Today, RCC employs more than 75 people and provides software, hardware and support to clients in all 50 states as well as other countries. From the beginning, Sheehan insisted on developing tools that were intuitive, service focused and tailored to the unique needs of propane retailers.
Service has defined his life beyond the office as well. Following his father into the Bird Island Lions Club in 1991, Sheehan has held dozens of leadership roles, including international president of Lions Clubs International, the 1.4-million-member humanitarian organization. As 2023 chairman of the Lions Clubs International Foundation, he traveled the globe to help deliver medical aid and relief to communities devastated by natural disasters and war.