Sunset Strong
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
April 16, 2024
This year marks the five-year anniversary of the tragedy that occurred on May 3rd. In memory of the four lives lost on that fateful day, a garden has been built and will be dedicated in honor of Allen, Byron, Daniel, and Jeff.
The garden was carefully planned out by AB and professionally designed by a landscape architect. The layout features four quadrants with their own unique garden landscape, each dedicated to one of the people that was lost. Local stone was used to build benches in all four areas, each facing a memorial plaque.
The mainly native plants were carefully selected to offer blooms or foliage year-round, the goal being to create a peaceful place for visitors to come and remember their loved ones.
MAY 3RD, 2019
Tragically, on the night of May 3rd, 2019 we lost four members of our AB family in an explosion at our plant:
Byron Biehn, 53, of Union Grove, WI. Byron was the 2nd Shift Production Supervisor, had been with AB Specialty Silicones for 9 years, and was an owner of the company.
Jeff Cummings, 57, of Kenosha, WI. Jeffrey was the 3rd Shift Production Supervisor and spent 7 years with AB Specialty Silicones.
Allen Stevens, 29, of Paddock Lake, WI. Allen was the 2nd Shift Chemical Operator, had spent 2 years with AB Specialty Silicones, and was an owner of the company.
Daniel Nicklas, 24, of Beach Park, IL. Daniel was a Quality Control Chemist and had been with AB Specialty Silicones for 8 months.
