Rarely a day goes by without hearing of someone famous dying who touched our lives. This year we’ve lost renowned chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain, former first lady Barbara Bush, fashion designer Kate Spade, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth, to name a few.
Our industry also lost one of its icons — William “Bill” Vallett Sr., of Lochinvar, which is now part of A. O. Smith. While his passing did not garner the attention of the previously mentioned people, he was important to our industry.