Dinosaurs and survivors

Dick Pingstock - useless tool. Paul Pinsonault was training director, passed away last year from prostate cancer and his two sons took over the business. And Elmer the fleet manager who made everyone's life miserable.

J Roderick Delahanty - the WinGel mascot. Could never get rid of those glass cases.

Just came back from a medical convention and ran into a young man who's dad is Hal Burnham MD one of Winthrop's medical directors. He's still teaching at a med school on Long Island but no longer taking on patients.

 

Elmer Bokley(?)........ wow!!!!! Five months after I turned in a car at the dealer he called to ask where it was....???? The dealer and I had a good laugh over that one as they winched in up on the flat bed car hauler. Total incompent but then that is how he got to be fleet manager.

 

Hey, did you move out west for the company to do training? Were you originally in Buffalo? If so, I remember you. We were in Train the Trainer together!

 

Hey hello, I do remember train the trainer... NY, had to be 1982/1983 or there about's... never moved..got divorced instead and could no longer afford the idea. Who was the beautiful lady from Colorado??? I would have moved anywhere with her.... who are you stranger??

 

1968 - In October, I ate space peanuts with Joey at the ole shack

 

There were two Jack Cannady's. One was in Wichita, Kansas and the other was the kid you referred to below. I remember training the Ft. Smith J. Cannady. He did not last long--he was pretty strange. Nice kid, but strange.

 

Just spent a great hour on the phone with Jerry Fineberg...part of Gus Cuneo's district in the 70's....let's hear from some of those people.... what a ball we had!!!!!

 

I started in Amarillo, Texas and later went to Tulsa (1970 through 73). My partners were Bob Byrd who stated with Winthrop for many years. A good guy. I haven't kept up with him. I left in 1973 and went to Boehringer, where I have stayed for over 30 years. I'll retire this coming year. Blaise was the Regional Manager and seemed like an OK guy.

I have many fond memories of Winthrop. I enjoed their product line and they had some very good people with the company. Jack Cannady in Wichita was with Winthrop for 20+ years and is still in Wichita (I think). We had a guy named Clark Lowe in Topeka and Andy Stotts in Little Rock. We had a Johnny Watson in Ft. smith (later was promoted to the West Coast). Like I said, Bob Byrd was a great partner and the Oklahoma city guys rotated around Paul Sanbrano. Fred Clark was also in Oklahoma City. I don't think any of those guys are around in the pharmaceutical business now.

It is great to hear some war stories, although they get fewer with each passing year. I was 22 when I started with Winthrop. I'm now 59. A little water under the bridge. I remember making great relationships with physicians in that era. No lunches, cookies, or any of that crap. We did take physicians out to lunch (didn't dream of feeding the entire office). I am in Senior Management now and I'm not sure I could go back and start again if the clock reversed itself 37 years. I don't regret my career, but I feel for young reps today out there catoring to so many offices. I still go out in the field a few days a year and it has changed.

 

Does anyone know what happened to Vickie Savage, Rodger Rainey or Wayne Heike?

 

You must have been in GC's division..... wasn't Heike's father a higher up at Sterling??? What about Chuck Urey????

 

I believe Vickie Savage took a job with either Glaxo or BI...wasn't she located in Springfield MA???????

 

Yes, I knew Gordon Parker well. Gordon was a strong personality, but I liked him. I was sorry to hear of his death. Even at 62 or so, that is too young. I think you are referring to Jerry Brach. He was a DM in Minneapolis for a few years. He left in the early 80's. I'm not sure what happened to him after that.

You have Joe Barnett labeled perfectly. He is still a "frat rat" Not a bad guy.
I know most of the reps in San Antonio (I actually hired most of them). Some of been there several years. I am a close friend of Keith Hembree who still works in SA as a DM.

This site is great for memories. I may never thought of Jerry Brach if you hadn't described him. Take care.

 

Anyone know what became of Al Hilliard a hospital supervisor based in Durham, NC? He had been around for years and a pretty nice guy. Another guy in Richmond, VA, that was a DM was Harvey Weller. He was also one of good guys that got his job done the right way.

 

Rodger Rainey is with GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics, living in Pittsburgh PA. He hired my in 1983 when he was the Breon regional manager. Rodger and I have lived through the whole saga of mergers, divestments & sales - Breon to Winthrop to Sanofi to Kodak to Nycomed to Amersham to GE.

 

When he hired you I had already been working for GC in Upstate NY for 11 years..... my how time flies....

 

I'll tell you where Mr. Rainey is....
He was kicking ass and still taking names up til one week ago. (end of October-I believe the 22nd) when his position was eliminated within GE Healthcare, Medical Diagnostics. (part of the Old DID Winthrop Business founded by Dan Peters and Joe Scodari)

Dan was also "retired" by our friendly GE "Imagination at Work" cronies at the beginning of the month.

True gentlemen and true professionals. They will be truly missed.

 

Everything changes in this biz...please wish him well form upstate NY... I just got bought again..this time by Allergan. Hoping to get 2 more seasons...I still have a great slider....