Close Menu
  • CURRENT ISSUE
    • Cover Story
    • Profiles – Companies, Products & People
    • Spotlight Feature
    • VR Spotlight
    • Favorites & Special Reports
    • Bob Cooney Special Reports
    • Editorial
    • Datebook
    • Columns
      • Q&A with AMOA
      • Q&A with AAMA
      • NOW TRENDING by Howard McAuliffe & Nick DiMatteo
      • George McAuliffe’s GAMEROOM GURU
      • Adam Pratt’s ENDGAME
      • Jack Guarnieri’s JERSEY JACK
      • Beth Standlee’s PARTY PROFESSOR
      • Clint Novak’s PRIZE PATROL
      • FUN ACROSS AMERICA
      • Frank Seninsky’s FRANK TALK
      • Tom Fricke’s REDEMPTION & THE LAW
      • Randy White GUEST ESSAY
  • INSTANT REPLAY
  • PODCASTS & VIDEOS
    • The RePlay Podcast
    • Machines, Myths & Legends
    • Older Audio/Video Archive
  • GET REPLAY
    • Subscriptions
    • Sample Copies
    • Order Back Issues
    • Index
  • ABOUT
    • About RePlay Magazine
    • Meet the Team
    • Cookie Policy
  • LINKS
  • CONTACT
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Trending
  • Recap: AMOA, AAMA Advocacy Trip to D.C.
  • IAAPA Expo 2025 Registration Now Open
  • Lasertron with New Krazy Axes Games
  • Sacoa Cashless System Heading to Bowl Expo
  • Virtuix Wins Auggie Award
  • Barberio Music Company’s Arcade Biz Bought by Genda
  • Jim Chapman Joins Team Play Crew
  • Brunswick Bowling Rolling to Bowl Expo
X (Twitter) Facebook RSS Instagram YouTube
RePlay Magazine
  • CURRENT ISSUE
    • Cover Story
    • Profiles – Companies, Products & People
    • Spotlight Feature
    • VR Spotlight
    • Favorites & Special Reports
    • Bob Cooney Special Reports
    • Editorial
    • Datebook
    • Columns
      • Q&A with AMOA
      • Q&A with AAMA
      • NOW TRENDING by Howard McAuliffe & Nick DiMatteo
      • George McAuliffe’s GAMEROOM GURU
      • Adam Pratt’s ENDGAME
      • Jack Guarnieri’s JERSEY JACK
      • Beth Standlee’s PARTY PROFESSOR
      • Clint Novak’s PRIZE PATROL
      • FUN ACROSS AMERICA
      • Frank Seninsky’s FRANK TALK
      • Tom Fricke’s REDEMPTION & THE LAW
      • Randy White GUEST ESSAY
  • INSTANT REPLAY
  • PODCASTS & VIDEOS
    • The RePlay Podcast
    • Machines, Myths & Legends
    • Older Audio/Video Archive
  • GET REPLAY
    • Subscriptions
    • Sample Copies
    • Order Back Issues
    • Index
  • ABOUT
    • About RePlay Magazine
    • Meet the Team
    • Cookie Policy
  • LINKS
  • CONTACT
RePlay Magazine
You are at:Home»INSTANT REPLAY»AMOA Pays Tribute to the Late Don Hesch

AMOA Pays Tribute to the Late Don Hesch

0
By Matt Harding on April 5, 2024 INSTANT REPLAY

During their annual membership meeting in Las Vegas in late March, AMOA paid tribute to the late association past president Don Hesch, who served in 1998 and passed away on Jan. 14. They said Hesch “was pivotal in guiding the association through some serious and unprecedented challenges in the late ‘90s.”

Former AMOA executive vice president Jack Kelleher was invited to the gathering to deliver a fitting tribute to the late past president. Hesch and past president Jim Stansfield (1999) hired Kelleher as the association’s staff lead to help address and eventually overcome the challenges faced by the then 50-year-old association.

“Don made such a profound and long-lasting impact – not only on this now 76-year-old trade association and countless individuals in the industry – but his family, of course, his legion of friends and me,” Kelleher said.

The most recent past president, Luke Adams, expressed at the event: “Had it not been for Don Hesch – and Jim Stansfield – AMOA may not be standing here today serving as a relevant and primary voice of this great industry. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the late Mr. Hesch and Mr. Stansfield, who stood for us when we were at our weakest. They are perfect examples of what it means to be operators as well as respected leaders of the AMOA.”

AMOA Don Hesch
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Previous ArticleAAMA’s “Loose Change” Details Lots of Association News
Next Article Lou Nicastro Gets the Nod, Enters Coin-Op Hall of Fame

Related Posts

Recap: AMOA, AAMA Advocacy Trip to D.C.

IAAPA Expo 2025 Registration Now Open

Lasertron with New Krazy Axes Games

Comments are closed.







RePlay Logo

RePlay Magazine is a monthly trade publication covering the game center and route business. Since 1975, RePlay has been reporting on the equipment, people and trends that have made "coin-op" a fun and exciting business.

Get the FREE Instant RePlay Newsletter

Sign up and receive newsletters to keep you in the know.


© 2025 RePlay Magazine - All rights reserved. For permission to reproduce content, email [email protected].
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.