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Tony Taschler, 56, regional sales manager for Sharpe Valves, died April 17 in St. Louis of a heart attack.

Cash Acme, a division of Reliance World Wide, named Kendrick Reaves the North American national sales and marketing manager.

An auction and roast is planned for June 4 at the Sheraton Towers, Framingham, Mass., to help Brad Sell, a 33-year veteran of the PHCP distribution industry, who is battling prostate cancer.

Ferguson (Newport News, Va.) appointed Ray Collins president/general manager, Salem, Ore.

Newport News, Va.-based Ferguson purchased Linwood Pipe and Supply Co., based in Detroit, and Hanco Plumbing Supply of Ashland, Ky. Both companies were acquired through asset transactions.

A convention that billed itself as "Celebrating 75 Years of Tradition" spent most of its substantive time trying to divine the future.

Tony Taschler, 56, Regional Sales Manager for Sharpe Valves (Elmhurst, IL) died April 17 in St. Louis of a heart attack.

Red-White Valve Corp. has sold the majority of its existing shares to the Italian valve manufacturer Valvoindustria Ing.

Goulds Pumps, ITT Industries, will be the title sponsor of the NASCAR Busch Series race at "The World's Fastest Mile," beginning with the Goulds Pumps, ITT Industries 200 on May 17-18, 2003.

Hercules Chemical Co.'s Chairman of the Board, Jay Fidler, retired after 57 years with the company.