ALLISON PARK, PA (12.18.23) – Harry Kroll’s 33 year career with Pioneer Electronics came to an unexpected conclusion in March of this year when he was diagnosed with ALS… known to many as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Harry, who is 59, was within 7 yeas of retirement. Since March Harry has lived at home with the loving care of his wife Deb. Deb and Harry celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary this past October. Their 24 year old daughter Lexie lives close by and also spends time caring for Harry.
Members of the 12volt industry can join TEAM HARRY by clicking this link to the GoFundMe initiative to help Harry give the middle finger to ALS.
In typical Harry style he repeats his manta each morning when he wakes up “HA! I am alive! I am giving ALS the middle finger…maybe both. One day this disease will win…but not today!”
Home health care for people diagnosed with ALS is very expensive as home health care before hospice is not covered by health insurance. Medical appliances, a special bed, a 5 figure wheel chair and more for Harry to be as comfortable as possible at home have been very expensive. Additional living comfortably at home expenses will continue.
A GoFundMe initiative was recently initiated for TEAM HARRY. To date there have been over 160 donations. Harry’s contributions to the growth and health of the 12volt industry have been very substantial. The 12volt Central Studios joins the growing list of those who have donated and asks for other industry members to join the growing members of TEAM HARRY as he gives both middle fingers to ALS.
Click this link to the GoFundMe initiative to help Harry give the middle finger to ALS.
During his career with Pioneer Harry conducted well over 1000 products training sessions across the US and beyond. During that time tens of thousands of 12volt industry staff members occupied the seats during his sessions in conference rooms and convention center halls. Very importantly Harry’s training sessions went well beyond just the features of a particular Pioneer product. He related how the sales person could present and explain explain those features to a customer and very importantly the advantages of those features and the benefit to the user. In the Dale Carnegie days that was the FAB presentation: Feature/Advantage/Benefit.
In the coming weeks the 12volt Central Studios will continue to follow TEAM HARRY’S progress. In those updates we will also include observations with people who worked along side Harry…including Jeffrey Shultz, Karl Giles and Sal Leon.
Jeffery Shultz, Pioneer District Sales Manager-Car Electronics Division, worked along side Harry for 3 decades. Shultz related “This Holiday Season, I am very thankful for the 30+ years of friendship with Harry Kroll and that the best gift was always watching him in front of a crowd doing his thing! Now it’s Middle Fingers UP for ALS!”
Look for more to come as the 12volt Central Studios works with TEAM HARRY.
Members of the 12volt industry can join TEAM HARRY by clicking this link to the GoFundMe initiative to help Harry give the middle finger to ALS.
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