In Memoriam
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In Memoriam: Norman O. Besheer
Besheer, longtime leader of Gunter Pest Management, passed away on Dec 23, at age 96. Gunter Pest Management is now run by his son, Jay, and grandson, Noah, third- and fourth-generation company leaders.
In Memoriam: Joe Cavender
Rose Pest Solutions remembers colleague Larry “Joe” Cavender who passed away on Dec. 6, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
In Memoriam: Dennis Judy
Judy, who spent 40 years in the pest control industry, passed away on Dec. 15. He was 71.
In Memoriam: Danny Myers
Myers, who founded VM Products with Ethan Vickery and also was founder and longtime owner of Myers Services, passed away on Dec. 3. He was 68.
In Memoriam: Ken Kosiorek
Kosiorek was a longtime sales representative for Target Specialty Products, previously Residex.
In Memoriam: Andrew Beck
Beck, CEO of Aruza Pest Control, passed away on Aug. 15.
In Memoriam: Ben Hicks
Hicks, longtime owner and operator All Seasonal Pest Control, Nashville, Ind., passed away on April 20. He was 61.
In Memoriam: John Patton
Patton, longtime leader of Patton Pest Control, Novelty, Ohio, and a former president of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and the Ohio Pest Management Association (OPMA), passed away on April 22. He was 74.
In Memoriam: Dr. Eric Smith
Smith, the longtime director of technical services at Dodson Pest Control and author of the NPMA Field Guide to Structural Pests, passed away on April 3, at 80.
In Memoriam: Gary Muldoon
Muldoon, the longtime leader of Orkin Canada, passed away on March 15, at 71. Muldoon’s storied pest control career included helping integrate PCO Services into Orkin, which purchased the company from S.C. Johnson in 1999.
