6/1/2009
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OBITUARY: Will Rodriguez
Will Rodriguez, founder and president of The Fastener Connection, died May 27, 2009, while golfing in Scotland. He was 61.
He started in the fastener industry in the warehouse of Coastal Fasteners while he was a college student. He co-founded Rainbow Fastener Corp. with Scott Turner and Vince Marcheschi in 1985. They sold Rainbow to Distribution Dynamics Inc. in 1998 and in 2000 he left DDI to travel, hunt and golf.
He returned to the industry in 2007 by founding The Fastener Connection and acquiring Tennessee branches of Lightning Components Corp. “I guess the fastener industry is in my blood,” he told FIN at the time.
He was president of the Southwestern Fastener Association in 1992 and was re-elected to the board in 2008.
Survivors include two sons, Fastener Connection co-owners Michael Rodriguez and Channing Adams; five grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers. He was predeceased by his wife of 22 years, Cheryl Ann.
Messages to the family may be sent c/o The Fastener Connection, 14820 Tomball Pkwy., #100, Houston, TX 77086.
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