10.07.2007

J. Martin Benchoff

J. Martin Benchoff the former chairman and CEO of Grove manufacturing and a major driving force behind Grove’s rapid growth in the 1960’s and 70’s was taken into hospital two weeks ago and went into a coma on Saturday.

According to his doctors he is not expected to recover and as a result is being returned to his home tommorrow where he will be looked after by staff from a local hospice.