HCR 286

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2026
No. R-344. House concurrent resolution congratulating Wassick Tire Service of
Bennington on its 80th anniversary.
                                        (H.C.R.286)
  Offered by Representatives Greer of Bennington, Morrissey of Bennington, Cooper of
Pownal, Corcoran of Bennington, Durfee of Shaftsbury, and Nigro of Bennington
   Offered by Senators Bongartz and Plunkett
   Whereas, during World War II, Steve Wassick Sr. served in the U.S. military, which
assigned him to a vehicle repair unit, and, through this work experience, he developed an
interest in the tire business, and
  Whereas, upon his return to civilian life, Steve Wassick Sr. worked for Abel’s Tire
Corporation in Rutland, and
   Whereas, his marriage to Ellen McArthur of Woodford prompted Steve Wassick Sr. to
relocate to Bennington in 1946 and establish his own tire enterprise, Wassick Tire
Service, which, since its opening day, has sold tires and wheels for a variety of motor
vehicles and has provided associated support services to ensure these products remain
road-ready, and
   Whereas, in the early 1980s, Wassick Tire Service experienced a generational
leadership change when Steve Wassick Sr.’s sons, Steve Jr. and Donnie, assumed the
mantle of leadership, and, subsequently, Donnie purchased his brother’s share of the
business, and, in the summer months, Donnie’s son, DJ, a teacher at the Stratton
Mountain School, works with his father, and
   Whereas, in 2014, the staff, residents, and volunteers of the Vermont Veterans’ Home
presented Wassick Tire Service with a commemorative plaque in tribute to the
company’s annual Christmas season display of a lighted Veterans’ Home cross atop its
building, and
   Whereas, since their inception, the annual Bennington Banner’s Readers’ Choice
Awards have honored Wassick Tire Service, attesting to the high esteem the company has
earned from eight decades of superb service, and
   Whereas, Wassick Tire Service epitomizes a well-run family business that is worthy of
the company’s advertising mottos, “Where the People Know Tires Best” and “The Best
Tire Dealer in the Shires,” now therefore be it
   Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
   That the General Assembly congratulates Wassick Tire Service of Bennington on its
80th anniversary, and be it further
  Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Wassick Tire Service in Bennington.
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