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& gas. By 1955, these three men determined
to take control of their professional destinies
by creating their own firm. While one would
only stick it out for a short time, the two oth-
ers (Wade Forman and HarryWithers) went
on to oversee growth of their customer base
while continually investing in new equip-
ment to build upon their service capabilities.
Forging goods up to ten pounds, then up to
20 pounds, as Trinity’s product weights ex-
panded so too did the community around it.
As urban expansion began to squeeze opera-
tions, Trinity decided to relocate fromHurst
to its current 38-acre site in Mansfield.
Harry Withers would tragically die in
1972, but his son, Dennis, worked his way
up from sales to executive vice president and
co-managed the company with Forman, be-
coming sole president when Forman passed
in 1996. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Den-
nis Withers formerly served as a ship su-
perintendent who coordinated the repair of
vessels at naval facilities in Japan, but later,
through an appointment to the staff of the
Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet Commander,
was also tasked with managing aircraft car-
rier maintenance services as well as the ma-
terial management systems. For his service,
Withers would earn the U.S. Navy Achieve-
ment Medal.
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