Category: Inductees

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 20213 The Maryland company’s former president and chairman of the board led the resistance against government allocation and price regulations on the propane industry. In 1973, he created and chaired the National Committee on Propane Allocation and Price Regulations, which functioned until his death in 1979…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2014 Willingham challenged the propane industry to think “outside the box.” In an online tribute to Willingham, business colleague Charlotte Shelton calls him a risk taker, a visionary and a leader ahead of his time. He founded the company that, since 1991, has assisted propane retailers…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2012 One of the industry pioneers who, as an employee of Phillips Petroleum Co., guided the formation and growth of the domestic propane industry. He helped launch and served as president of the first propane industry trade group, the National Bottled Gas Association, and was awarded…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2013 The longtime publisher and editor of the propane trade publication was nominated this year, known as someone who brought the industry closer through his work with the magazine and by launching a propane industry golf outing that has spanned nearly 30 years. Chastain served as…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2014 Sawyer is considered the father of GAS Check, the propane industry’s safety inspection program launched in 1985 to help reduce residential accidents. Working closely with Bill Denny from Petrolane, who created GAS Check, Sawyer developed the name, tested many of the steps in the program…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2012 Recognized as the father of PERC, Therrell initiated and helped organize the lobbying campaign to pass legislation for a national check-off program to raise money for industry market promotion, education and training in 1996. Therrell joined equipment distributor Squibb-Taylor as a salesman after college and…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2014 Effective leadership as the association’s fifth CEO as well as strong character marked Myers’ propane industry career that spanned more than 25 years. He joined what was then the National LP-Gas Association in 1977 as director of legislative services and associate counsel. He was promoted…

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…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2013 The former president and CEO of the nation’s largest propane retail operation was nominated for the hall of fame in 2011 and 2012. He was selected for induction in the same year as his retirement and one year after winning the National Propane Gas Association’s…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2014 The California native has been called a pioneer and innovator in the propane transport industry, introducing a streamlined version of the single-barrel bobtail throughout the United States. Launching propane delivery truck manufacturer JARCO in 1959, Jarvis designed the forerunner to the modern bobtail. He rid…