Jeff New, president of Elkhart, Indiana-based Mid-City Supply, first met Dottie Ramsey at a WIT buying group meeting in 1998. He immediately gravitated toward one of the industry’s all-time great individuals.
“Mid-City’s and Modern Supply’s tables were next to each other. They arranged the tables alphabetically,” New recalled. “There was an immediate attraction. She was tough, but in a sweet way. She always said what was on her mind, totally honest and transparent. We would see each other twice a year at the WIT meetings and became pretty close.”