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Gene Crozat, Founder of G & C Auto Body, Passes Away

November 28, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Gene Crozat, the founder of Santa Rosa, California-based G & C Auto Body died November 22 at the age of 72. Crozat opened G&C Auto Body with a partner in 1972 and built it into a recognized North Bay brand, with 11 locations in four counties in California with more than 200 employees. According to […]

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Jack Crawford Taylor, Founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Passes Away

July 6, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jack Crawford Taylor, who built a tiny car rental business into the world’s largest and most comprehensive car rental provider, died July 2 in St Louis after a brief illness at the age of 94. The company he founded, Enterprise Holdings Inc., owns the Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental brands. […]

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David Henderson, Founder of AutoWatch, Passes Away

June 23, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

David Henderson

David Henderson, founder of AutoWatch, passed away June 20 at 62 years of age. Henderson, an active member of the collision repair industry at a national level, began his career as a collision repair technician at a dealership body shop. His love of computers led to his interest in the internet and how it could […]

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Greg Coccaro, Sr. Passes Away

June 2, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Greg Coccaro, Sr., (66), founder and owner of North State Custom in Bedford Hills, N.Y. passed away May 31. Coccaro rose to prominence in the collision repair industry in 2007 following his filing of a $40 million lawsuit against Progressive Insurance in 2007 for steering. The suit was filed in response to concerns Coccaro had […]

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AASP/NJ Mourns the Loss of James Moy

May 2, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Sunday, April 24, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) and the collision repair industry at large lost a dear friend and supporter with the passing of James Moy at the age of 44 following a motorcycle accident. Moy began his automotive career over 20 years ago as a tow truck […]

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