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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Derek Stimson, Rocky Mountain Equipment

Rocky Mountain Equipment Calgary, Alta Primary Lines: Case IH, New Holland, Bourgault, Degelman, Krone, MacDon, Vaderstad, Unverferth Locations: 43
Derek Stimson got his first taste of dealership life at the age of 14 when working as a service technician at his father’s dealership, Hi-Way Service. By the time he was 18, Stimson was attending Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, while also working full-time at the Taber, Alta., dealership.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Ferenc (1932-2017) & Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment

Stotz Equipment, Avondale, Ariz. Primary Lines: John Deere, AerWay, Alamo, Art's Way, Bigham Brothers, Brandt, Darf, Demco, Domrie, Great Plains, Harvest Tec., H&S, Haybuster, J&M Manufacturing, Jay-Lor, JCB, Loftness, Kirby, KMW, Loaders, Krone, Kuhn/Kuhn Krause, Landoll/Brillon, Rhino, Wil-Rich, Wishek Locations: 25
The late Ferenc Rosztoczy never considered that his professional calling would come in farm equipment. His son, Tom Rosztoczy, president of Stotz Equipment, says his dad’s entrance to the ag space was one of many big life decisions made over the course of his life.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Charlie Hoober, Hoober Inc.

Hoober Inc., Intercourse, Pa. Primary Lines: Case IH, Kubota, JCB, Kuhn Krause, Great Plains, Geringhoff, Kinze, Unverferth, Woods, Land Pride, J&M, MacDon, Meyer Manufacturing, Yetter, Soil-Max, Montag Locations: 12
“The first time I met Charlie Hoober, he said, ‘I’m Charlie Hoober from Intercourse, Pa. You won’t remember my name, but you’ll remember where I’m from,’” says Leo Johnson of Wisconsin’s Johnson Tractor. But over the years, Hoober made an impact on those he met beyond just the name of his town.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Orhan Yirmibesh, 1914-1999

Badger Farm Store, Clinton & Avalon, Wis. Primary Lines: Oliver, White, New Idea, Massey Ferguson Locations: 2
According to Clinton historian Tom Larsen, Orhan Yirmibesh was an Istanbul native who attended an all-male Turkish boarding school since age 8 and graduated from American Robert College. In 1936, he arrived at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a graduate degree in economics.
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