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National Pronto Association Board of Directors Elected New Officers for 1998

28 January 1998

National Pronto Association Board of Directors Elected New Officers for 1998

New Officers to Serve Over National Pronto Association's 20th Anniversary Year

    IRVING, January 26, 1998:  The National Pronto Association Board of
Directors recently elected new officers to serve the association. The Board
held its meeting January 7-9 at the DFW Lakes Hilton in Grapevine, TX.  The
new officers will serve one-year terms with new elections during the 1999
Winter Board of Directors Meeting.

    The newly elected officers are:
    Chairman: Jim Goodhew, St. Joe Distributing Co., South Bend, IN
    1st Vice Chairman: Skip Moore, Papco Auto Parts, Homestead, FL
    2nd Vice Chairman: Doug Washbish, Moog Louisville Warehouse,
     Louisville, KY
    Treasurer: Tony Lewandowski, Allied Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
    Secretary: Bill Barron, Barron Motor Supply, Cedar Rapids, IA

    The National Pronto Association is an association of independent
automotive parts wholesalers designed to serve the memberships purchasing and
marketing needs.  The association consists of 130 automotive parts warehouse
distributors that service 46 states and Northern Mexico.  The National Pronto
Association is member-owned and was formed in 1978 in Springfield, Illinois.

SOURCE  National Pronto Association