John R. Lindahl Sr., of State Industries, and Seth Shepard III, former editor of Contractor magazine, have recently passed away.
John R. Lindahl Sr., 84, former chairman and CEO of State Industries, Ashland City, Tenn., died July 5. He was born in 1922 in Malvern, Ark. His family later relocated to Nashville, where his father, H.W. Lindahl Sr., started an appliance distribution business.