In Memoriam: Buz Nelson

Wendell E. “Buz”Nelson, retired general manager and president of General Implement Distributors, died at his home on August 16. He was 71.

Nelson was employed for 34 years with General Implement Distributors, a division of Arnold Machinery Co., serving the last 29 years as president and general manager. During his tenure, the company expanded from a regional distributor of farm implements to a western presence with branches in Salt Lake City, Boise, Portland, Billings and Jamestown, N.D. He served as president of the Farm Equipment Wholesalers Association (now known as EMDA) in 1994.

“Those of us at General Implement, along with countless others in the EMDA community, are saddened by his passing so unexpectedly,” said Mark Tibbitts, VP of sales at General Implement and current EMDA board member. “He definitely left a reputation that will be all but impossible to duplicate.”    Source: EMDA