Veteran motorcoach leader Steve Bacovsky dies after a distinguished 40-year career
Steve Bacovsky, influential Western Canada motorcoach pioneer and devoted community supporter, died of cancer at 69.
Category: Obituary
Tom Morgan remembered for his contributions to the industry
The industry lost a longtime leader with the recent passing of Thomas Morgan, Sr. of Citizen Auto Stage Company/Gray Line Tours of Tucson.…
Custom Coach co-founder Kirwan Elmers pioneered ‘bus conversion’
Kirwan Elmers, an inventor and pioneer in the recreational vehicle business, is being remembered as the “father of the bus conversion” industry.
Custom Coach, the…
Bus industry pioneer mourned
The bus industry is mourning the loss of Joseph “Joe” Ready who passed away at age 95 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Ready, with his wife…
Industry mourns Howard Nichols
Well-known and respected in the…
Longtime Martz Group chairman Frank Henry dies at 85
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Frank Henry, chairman emeritus of the Martz Group motorcoach company and a noted philanthropist, has died at age 85.
Woody Story dies at age 94
HENRICO, Va. — Luther Woodrow “Woody” Story of James River Transportation died last month. He was 94.
Spirit Coach founder ‘Clip’ Coates dies at age 55
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Robert Frank “Clip” Coates, Jr., founder of Spirit Coach, died recently after battling cancer. He was 55.
Escot Bus Lines co-founder Lew Scott dies in Florida
LARGO, Fla. — Lewis A. Scott, co-founder of Escot Bus Lines, passed away last month at his home here. He was 76.
Scott was born…
Longtime ABC employee James Smith dies
APOPKA, Fla. — James Smith, who worked at ABC Companies in Florida for nearly 30 years, passed away last month. He was 57.