Long-time propane industry veteran Thomas Cadenhead passed away on April 4, 2022, at the age of 87.
Cadenhead owned several businesses in the industry through the years. He founded T.W. Cadenhead Servis Gas in Lubbock, Texas, in the ’50s (the original Quality Steel in Lubbock). He also owned Santa Fe Propane Inc. (Arizona and New Mexico) from 1989-2019. Cadenhead owned Gas Tex Energy Inc. in Texas from 1978 to his passing.
In addition to the companies he owned, Cadenhead worked for several companies during his tenure in the industry. He dedicated more than 20 years (from the late ’60s to early ’80s) to Trinity Industries as the vice president of the LPG Division. From 1983-1988, Cadenhead was the vice president of Gas Supply Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cadenhead is survived by his wife, Diane Cadenhead; children, John Cadenhead and Cindy Jones; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
