Marion Fire Apparatus

On behalf of the Marion family, I’m saddened to inform you of the passing of our President, CEO, James Simpson, on Thursday, October 4, 2012.  Jim was a passenger involved in a motor vehicle accident.

Please keep Jim’s family and the Marion Body family in your thoughts and prayers.

The Beil-Didier Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.   Visitation is tentative for Sunday, October 7th, and the services will be on Monday.  For more information, please check on-line at www.beil-didier.com.

Shane Krueger, Sales Manager

Rescue & Fire Apparatus, Marion Body Works, Inc.

 

10/4/2012
Marion Body Works CEO killed in crash
Intersection has seen increase in traffic
Leader Photo by Cory DellenbachA town of Green Valley/Morgan firefighter directs traffic around the scene of a two-vehicle rollover accident at the intersection of County Roads E and BB, just south of Gillett, in Shawano County on Thursday afternoon. One person was killed and several injured in the accident.
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Leader Photo by Cory Dellenbach

A town of Green Valley/Morgan firefighter directs traffic around the scene of a two-vehicle rollover accident at the intersection of County Roads E and BB, just south of Gillett, in Shawano County on Thursday afternoon. One person was killed and several injured in the accident.

By Cory Dellenbach
cdellenbach@shawanoleader.com

One person was killed and three were injured in an accident in the town of Green Valley on Thursday afternoon.

The victim was identified early today as Jim Simpson, president and CEO of Marion Body Works, a company based in Marion that manufactures specialized transportation equipment.

The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said the accident occurred at approximately 1:35 p.m. at the intersection of County Roads E and BB. A Chevrolet SUV driven by Alvin Birr, 83, of Suring, was southbound on County Road BB when it struck a Honda minivan traveling eastbound on County Road E.

Simpson, a passenger in the minivan driven by William Schaefer, 52, of Madison, was ejected from the van and pronounced dead at the scene by Shawano County coroner Mike Jesse.

Birr, Schaefer and a second passenger in the Schaefer vehicle were transported to area hospitals with unknown injuries; one of them was flown out via Eagle III helicopter.

County Road BB and County Road E are part of a detour route for Highway 22, which is closed between Gillett and Oconto Falls due to construction.

“There’s been more traffic down this stretch because of the detour,” said Janell Townsend, who lives along County Road E. “I’ve seen a lot of close calls here recently.”

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