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    Dave Lillquist, Skyjack National Accounts Manager, Dies

    June 27, 2019
    David “Dave” Arthur Lillquist, Skyjack national accounts manager, has died at the age of 57.

    David “Dave” Arthur Lillquist, Skyjack national accounts manager, has died at the age of 57. Lillquist, who was born in St. Paul, Min., had been living in Phoenix in recent years.

    Skyjack issued the following statement:

    “Dave is survived by his sons Magnus & Henrik, wife Amy, father Arthur, brother Keith, and sister Karen. Dave also leaves behind many more family members and friends. Those who knew Dave know that he was an honest and jovial man who loved to make people smile.

    “Dave was also a very dear friend and coworker although, with Dave’s vibrant personality, working with him never did feel like a job. Over the past five years Dave was a National Account Manager for Skyjack Inc and was always professional, diligent, and above all honest. He built relationships with coworkers and clients, which turned quite easily into friendships.

    “We at Skyjack offer Dave’s family our deepest condolences during their time of grief. We hope that Magnus and Henrik can find some solace in knowing their father was a great and successful man.

    “Dave will be missed dearly and live in the hearts of many for many more years to come.”

    About the Author

    Michael Roth | Editor

    Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.