Industry Veteran Charles Caplan Passes On
Charles Caplan, an icon of the distributing, bulk vending and redemption industries, died of lung…
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VNEA’s “Godfather” Has Gone to Rest
Chuck Milhem, founder of the VNEA “Valley League,” died Saturday, July 9, at the age…
Bernie Stolar Passes On
Back in the earlier days of coin-op video, several figures who’d done pioneering work on the…
Jim Piontek Passes On After Cancer Battle at 50
Jim Piontek of Encompass Vending (formerly Smiley’s-Mel’s Coin) passed away on June 13 after his…
Ed Kovens Passes On
Ed Kovens, the second-generation leader of A&A Global Industries, died April 29 at the age…
Wally Bohrer Passes On
Wally Bohrer of Wisconsin Souvenir Milkcaps passed away on March 20, according to the Wisconsin…
Pennsylvania’s Al Rodstein Passes
One of the Pennsylvania industry’s true patriarchs has died at the remarkable age of 104.…
Iconic Pinball Designer Barry Oursler Passes On
Pinball industry veteran Barry Oursler, a game designer for more than 40 years, died Feb.…
Russ Mawdsley Passes Away
Massachusetts’ operating patriarch Russ Mawdsley, Sr. died Feb. 19 from natural causes at the Holyoke…
Operator Ray Shackelford Dies in Car Accident
Gordon Ray Shackelford of Golden Coin Amusements in Fredericksburg, Va., tragically died on Feb. 20…