Pumper and COLE Publishing Co-founder Pete Lawonn Passes Away

It’s with heavy hearts that we at COLE Publishing and Pumper magazine announce that company co-founder Pete Lawonn passed away Dec. 30. He was 70. Lawonn had a profound impact on the pumping industry that will be felt for many years to come. He was instrumental in co-founding Pumper 43 years ago, and he was a key player in building the International Liquid Waste Haulers Equipment & Trade Show (later the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, now called the WWETT Show).“This company would literally not exist without him,” says COLE Publishing President Jeff Bruss. “Pete will be sorely missed by