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04-27-2010, 09:04 AM
I read a report indicating that Frank Galeana recently passed away and Tom Pappert provided some nice comments. For the full report - click here (http://www.freep.com/article/20100425/NEWS08/4250458/1001/News/Frank-Galeana-Worked-hard-to-grow-a-dealership)
Mr. Galeana owned the Galeana Automotive Group, which included Van Dyke Dodge in Warren, Saturn of Lakeside and Saturn of Warren and Galeana Chrysler Jeep and KIA in Columbia, S.C., and Galeana Chrysler Jeep Dodge and KIA in Ft. Myers, Fla.
Concerning Tom Pappert, it was great to see his name again. Here's an excerpt from the newspaper report - "You don't get to the level that he achieved without working from daylight to dark," said his longtime friend, Tom Pappert, former Chrysler vice president of sales and service from 1981 until his retirement in 1998. "It's not an industry that caters to slackers. You either stay with it or you fail. Obviously, Frank was a spectacular car man as well as a terrific individual, and he always demanded performance."
On a side note, I think it's interesting that both Lutz and Pappert left Chrysler in 1998 - back in the good old days when Chrysler was the World's most profitable car company.
Mr. Galeana owned the Galeana Automotive Group, which included Van Dyke Dodge in Warren, Saturn of Lakeside and Saturn of Warren and Galeana Chrysler Jeep and KIA in Columbia, S.C., and Galeana Chrysler Jeep Dodge and KIA in Ft. Myers, Fla.
Concerning Tom Pappert, it was great to see his name again. Here's an excerpt from the newspaper report - "You don't get to the level that he achieved without working from daylight to dark," said his longtime friend, Tom Pappert, former Chrysler vice president of sales and service from 1981 until his retirement in 1998. "It's not an industry that caters to slackers. You either stay with it or you fail. Obviously, Frank was a spectacular car man as well as a terrific individual, and he always demanded performance."
On a side note, I think it's interesting that both Lutz and Pappert left Chrysler in 1998 - back in the good old days when Chrysler was the World's most profitable car company.