MIDDLETOWN, DE—Vern Toblan, longtime executive director of industry fraternity Pi Chi Omega, died in his sleep on Saturday, Aug. 23. Among loved ones left behind are son Blair, daughter Brenna, cousin Heidi Ross and her daughter Katherine Ross, and Toblan’s beloved dog Frannie. All were at his side.
“Vern was an instrumental leader within the pest management industry,” notes Kim Kelley-Tunis, director, technical services for the Rollins Training and Technical Center in Atlanta and president of Pi Chi Omega. “His absence will be felt by all those whose lives he touched.”
At press time, a memorial service was still in the planning stages. The family notes that donations in his name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society would be welcome.
In an emailed announcement to family and friends, Brenna Toblan concluded, “What he would want would be for all of you to go out and have a good meal, and maybe raise a glass of wine to his memory.”