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INDUSTRY NEWS A.O. Smith Mobile Marketing Tour hits the road
aSHlaND CiTy, TeNN. – in February, a. O. Smith kicked off the High ef- ficiency Revolution Tour, a two-year cross-country excursion showcasing the company’s portfolio of high effi- ciency water heaters. a. O. Smith has equipped an RV,
appropriately named the High effi- ciency Mobile Marketing Vehicle (MMV), with its high efficiency family of products. after its launch from ashland City, Tenn., the tour will visit distributor/wholesaler loca- tions, where contractors, plumbers, specifying engineers, builders and consumers are invited to visit the High efficiency MMV and learn firsthand much more about a. O. Smith’s innovative new line of water heating products. The first leg of the High efficiency
Revolution Tour will travel across the western u.S., with its first stop in Sacramento, Calif., and ultimately make its way from coast to coast. The tour schedule can be found at
www.hotwater.com/MMV. The Tour will feature a. O. Smith’s
innovative high efficiency products, including Cirrex®
Solar Thermal
water Heating System, the NexT Hybrid® Voltex®
the effex®
High efficiency Gas, the Hybrid electric Heat Pump, High efficiency Gas, Tan-
kless and the Vertex™ Condensing Gas water heaters. each of these units will be on display throughout the High efficiency Revolution Tour in an interactive learning environment.
additional coverage of this Tour
will be featured in The Wholesaler in issues to come. To follow the High efficiency Rev-
olution Tour as it travels the country, go to
www.hotwater.com/MMV.
The A. O. Smith High Efficiency Mobile Marketing Vehicle will travel from coast to coast, featuring the company’s innovative high efficiency products such as the Cirrex®
Solar
Thermal Water Heating System, the NEXT Hybrid®
Hybrid Electric Heat Pump, the Effex®
High Efficiency Gas, the Voltex® High
Efficiency Gas, Tankless and the Vertex™ Condensing Gas water heaters.
OBITUARY Stan Pattie, HVACR industry veteran
COluMBuS, OHiO— with sympathy, HaRDi announced that its long- time friend, member and supporter Stan Pattie has passed away. Pattie began his career in 1968 and for many years to follow made count- less contributions to the industry and those fortunate enough to have known him. a HaRDi member since 2001, Pattie exemplified the ideal Supplier Member through his leadership as a committee chair, continual support he gave to HaRDi’s golfing events, consistent presence at Regional Meetings and annual Conferences, and the valued partnership he maintained with sev-
eral HaRDi distributors. The HaRDi family sends their
deepest condolences to all of those affected by the loss of this truly amazing man. Pattie, age 69, was a man of laugh-
ter and passion for his friends and family. He was an extremely avid golfer who also loved good jazz and most types of music. He was very in- terested in the history of places in his surroundings wherever he traveled. Pattie briefly attended Portland
State university after high school where he studied architecture. Fol- lowing school, he was a milkman for Carnation Dairy in Portland. in 1968,
Pattie went to work for Northwest Natural Gas, the beginning of his long and very successful career in the HVaCR industry. He later went to work for white-Rodgers while living in the Pacific Northwest. in 1986,
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Stan Pattie
Pattie was promoted and he then re- located to St. louis, where he contin- ued with the company through the mid-1990s. He later went to work for Maplechase and retired working for iCM in October 2010. Pattie was highly received and re-
spected for his creativity, strong work ethic, determination to exceed his goals, and love for his colleagues. He moved to St. Charles, Mo., in 1990 where he established his home and many, many friends. He is survived by his daughter
Paige, his son Nicholas and daughter- in-law, lisa, and his five grandchil- dren. any donations in honor of Pattie
can be forwarded to the St. Charles Chapter of “Goodfellas” (www.
stcharlesgoodfellas.org). The visitation and memorial serv-
ice were held February 26 in St. Charles.
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