His sons Mike, Steve, Dave and Tim Bestler continue to work in the family business. 

NIBCO recently announced the passing of Alice A. Martin, vice chairman and chief revenue officer, on Dec. 10, 2017.

Mel Dubin founded Slant/Fin Corp. in 1949.

Charlotte Pipe’s Roddey Dowd Sr. died Sept. 30, 2017 at the age of 85.

Peter Graham Delany, VP and COO of Delany Products, passed away in his adopted home town of Charlottesville, Va., on July 22.

Matz served as the Eastern region sales manager for Matco-Norca.

Ridilla also was one of the original columnists of Plumbing and Mechanical, which started in March 1984. 

Joseph S. DeSantis, a longtime employee of American Standard, died Apr. 19, 2016.

He retired from InSinkErator in 1995 as vice president of marketing and sales.

Before joining WaterFurnace in May 2009, Tom Huntington had a distinguished career in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) business.