IN MEMORIAM: Rob Lewis

Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators has announced the unexpected passing of Robert Lewis. Per the news release, Lewis had been “an integral part of Arrow’s training team in Florida since his family business, Lewis-Cobb Exterminating, merged with Arrow five years ago.”

“We will be forever grateful to Rob for his dedication and service to my family’s company, operating in Florida as Stark Exterminators,” said Emily Thomas Kendrick, CEO of Arrow Exterminators. “It was a privilege for me and many of our Arrow team members in Florida to have met and worked with Rob. All those who knew Rob will forever remember him with a smile on his face. He will be greatly missed.”

Tim Pollard, President and COO of Arrow Exterminators, added, “I am very saddened by Rob’s passing. He was an important piece in the training arm of Arrow, and I will always be appreciative of his positive impact on the company. The Arrow family offers our thoughts, prayers and support to his wife, Carrie, his father, Roger, and the entire Lewis family at this time.”

No services have been announced at press time. The Pest Management Professional staff offers its condolences to Lewis’ family, friends and colleagues.

About Arrow Exterminators

Family owned and operated since 1964, Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators is the largest family-owned pest and termite control company in the United States ranked by revenue. Arrow boasts a modern fleet of more than 3,400 vehicles, 190 service centers, over 3,500 team members with revenues exceeding $450 million and has been named a Top USA Workplace for four years in a row. Chairman Joe Thomas is a Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer (Class of 2009). Featuring QualityPro accreditation by the National Pest Management Association, the company offers innovative and environmentally responsible services to protect homes and businesses of customers in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.