ARLINGTON, Va. - Jeff Forker, longtime HVACR industry champion and publisher of Contracting Business magazine, died Jan. 22, 2004, after a long battle with cancer.
The son of a sheet metal contractor as well as an employee in the company, Mr. Forker was also an accomplished artist by the time he joined the staff of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Business magazine. He worked his way up through the production, editorial, and sales departments of that and other publications owned by Penton Media.