Thursday, November 10, 2016
He started in the ice business with his brother operating a 14 ton plant. Throughout the Years’ they grew to a successful 180 ton company. After almost 30 years in business, Jerry and his brother Tim sold it to Home City Ice and retirement beckoned.
As a successful businessman, he always had time to share his skills with his fellow iceman.
Jerry served on the IPIA board and co-chaired committees for 10+ years. In 2008 he served as IPIA Chairman, where he and his lovely wife Marsha hosted the annual convention at the beautiful Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.
As a leader in the IPIA he brought the PIQCS program to a higher level. He used his personal time to mentor other ice companies helping them with their PIQCS documentation so they could pass their audits and understand the program.
He had a long standing column about ‘How to pass your first PIQCS audit’ printed as a part of the PIQCS manual. He was passionate about increasing IPIA membership by communicating the value of PIQCS and helping companies meet the food safety criteria.
Jerry also actively pursued state regulations for packaged ice in Wisconsin where his plant was located and proudly represented the IPIA and his state on Hill visits in Washington, DC. He was pretty dedicated guy. He stepped up again at the time when Antitrust allegations started in our industry, and was the calming force as Chairman helping to guide the IPIA through this new territory.
Jerry never met a stranger and throughout his career, his outward personality, leadership skills and passion for the industry, made a substantial impact in the ice industry.
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