December 2023 • Florida Pool Prosm 33 FSPA CHAPTER NEWS Awards Ceremony during the 2024 Everything Under the Sunsm Expo. Mark your calendars early! SCP is proud to present our 3rd annual Sporting Clay Shoot on February 3 at Bradford Sportsman’s Farm. Thank you HornerXpress, Lo-Chlor, National Pool Route Sales, R & R Ranch Co., and SCP for sponsoring this event. Interested in being a sponsor? Contact Sonja. The next Chapter Board Meeting, which all members are encouraged to attend, will be January 17 at 7:00 p.m. via Teams. Meeting information will be shared as we get closer to the date. Your incoming 2024 Board is working on exciting and educational events. Please let us hear from you with any suggestions for speakers or events. If you haven’t already, please like our Facebook page at FSPA North Central Chapter to keep up with upcoming events and meetings. IN REMEMBERANCE: DAN JOHNSON - 07/30/1946 - 11/8/2023 (77) Past president Dan Johnson had been part of the pool industry since 1974. He was an active member of the FSPA for many years and had a great impact on the association and the industry. Dan proudly served in the Air Force for 4 years. After his military service, he embarked on a successful career as a self-employed individual with Swim Inc. Outside of work, Dan enjoyed traveling and spending quality time with his family. Dan spent multiple years on the local Chapter Board as well as the state Board. He was on the state Board in 1998 and moved into committee chair positions in 2000 with PIPAC and in 2001 in Membership and the Trade Show Committee. He served on the Executive Committee 2002 - 2004 including President in 2003. He spent many years involved in the writing of national standards. He also taught many years at the FSPA trade show and at local Chapters. He was always willing to volunteer and cared about the well being of the pool industry. In 2004 Dan was recognized as Person of the Year and in 2009 was inducted into the FSPA Hall of Fame for his dedication and years of service. He will be missed. He is survived by his wife, Judy, and their daughters Shannon, Amy, and Britany, and 12 grand children and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to SRQ Vets.
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