OBIT Apple industry leader Bill Hartmann dies.WENATCHEE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1995--Long-time apple industry leader Bill Hartmann of Wenatchee died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Hartmann, 67, served as chairman of the Washington Apple Commission in 1990 and 1991, helping mend economic damage to the state's apple business following the Alar scare. For the past seven years he served as field operations manager See datacenter manager. for Stan Hartmann Sales Company, owned by his son. "He loved the fruit industry and was an integral part of its growth," said his wife Shirley Hartmann. "Bill had a genuine concern for the growers, packers and sales people. He had a unique perspective, because he understood every phase of the business." Bill Hartmann joined the commission's field staff in 1957, working in the southern United States The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. , moving back to Wenatchee in 1961. He later helped found the Welch Fruit Sales marketing company and was a partner for many years. Hartmann was elected to the commission's board of directors in 1983, and served until 1992. Most remembered Hartmann as a dedicated spokesman for Washington apples, and one who worked to encourage the state's various apple growing regions A growing region is an area suited by climate and soil conditions to the cultivation of a certain type of crop. Most crops are cultivated not in one place only, but in several distinct regions in diverse parts of the world. to work together. "I can't say there will ever be another one like him," said apple commissioner Jim Wade of Wenatchee. "He was a great supporter of Washington apples. Whenever we had industry guests in town, Bill was the one to show them around." Commissioner Dave Newman of Yakima agreed. "He had such a pleasing personality," Newman said. "I think he was a liaison between the different growing areas. He really worked hard at unifying the industry. Now everyone reaps the benefits of Bill's work." Hartmann was born in Orondo, Sept. 25, 1927, attending school in Wenatchee. He joined the Navy in 1945 and served in World War II. Hartmann is survived by his wife, Shirley; sons Rick, Dan and Chris, East Wenatchee, Stan, Wenatchee, Craig, Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Joyce Rathbone, Moses Lake Moses Lake, city (1990 pop. 11,235), Grant co., central Wash., on Moses Lake; settled 1897, inc. 1938. A distribution and shipping point for the Columbia basin project, it produces are sugar, potatoes, milk, paper, rocket propellant, silicon, chemicals, and frozen foods. ; and 15 grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . He attended the Wenatchee Assembly of God Church and was active in the church's outreach programs. Funeral services have been tentatively set for 2 p.m., Thursday, at the Free Methodist Church The Free Methodist Church, so named for its rejection of monetary emphases within the 19th century Methodist Church, remains a denomination of broader Methodism. It is considered to be Evangelical and Protestant, and its theology is similar to that of the Wesleyan Church, the in Wenatchee. The family suggests memorials to the Wenatchee Young Life or Wenatchee First Assembly Building Fund. CONTACT: Washington Apple News Service Jim Thomas Jim Thomas may refer to:
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