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 and other energy marketers with various aspects of their businesses, including wholesale supply and risk management, sales and acquisitions, and operational and marketing consulting.
He aimed to help small marketers with the things they struggled to do on their own. Willingham created and facilitated a propane board, which served as a model for industry benchmarking groups.
Prior to launching Propane Resources, he worked for Williams Energy, Buckeye Gas Products and Ferrellgas.
Willingham died in 2005 while attending the Midwest Propane Gas Convention. He was 61.