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Martin "Marty" Ozinga Ⅲ, chairman of the board of Ozinga, died April 26. He was 71. Ozinga, a fourth-generation family business best known for its red and white striped concrete mixer trucks, currently has more than 2,000 employees in operations in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida. Its subsidiary Middle River Marine is a full-service barging and marine services company that operates 10 river-based terminals on the Illinois Waterway between Peoria and Chicago. Marty Ozinga Ⅳ, Ozinga CEO, issued the following statement: "It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of our dad, Marty Ozinga Ⅲ. He passed away suddenly this morning at his home. Dad was loved by many, including his family, his coworkers, customers and friends in the community. Please keep the Ozinga family in your thoughts and prayers." Marty Ozinga Ⅲ began working for Ozinga at 15 as a $l-per-hour laborer in the company's first yard in Evergreen Park. By 18, he was driving a ready-mix concrete truck for union wages while earning a degree in psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He became general manager in 1973 at 23 and, in 1985, succeeded his father as president of Ozinga. |