On June 19, Ken Yannerella, senior vice president of sales for Longmont, Colo.-based Sunrise Medical, passed away in his Dallas home. He was responsible

On June 19, Ken Yannerella, senior vice president of sales for
Longmont, Colo.-based Sunrise Medical, passed away in his Dallas
home. He was responsible for the company's wholesaler, acute care
and national accounts business. Yannerella's career spanned 25
years in half a dozen different roles with the company, where he
began in 1978 as a representative for Guardian Products prior to
the division's acquisition by Sunrise. In 1988, he became director
of the Rehab Group, and in 1997, was promoted to area vice
president for the company's Southwestern Region. In 2000,
Yannerella became vice president of distributor accounts, and, over
the past several years, the position expanded into his latest role.
According to the company, “Ken's innate ability to form
quality, lasting relationships became his trademark … The
loss of Ken as a member of the Sunrise family and an outstanding
individual is immeasurable.” Yannerella is survived by his
wife and two sons.

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