Former stone industry veteran Pennie L. Sabel passed away suddenly on November 26, 2014 in Leesburg, FL. She was born in Plymouth, IN., on November 21, 1946 and grew up on a poultry farm near Grovertown, IN.
Sabel served as the Executive Director of the StonExpo Federation and was a founding member of the board, managing StonExpo until the show was sold to Hanley Wood Exhibitions in 2004. Sabel was instrumental in the growth of the show into an international destination for the stone and machinery industry. Prior to 2001, Sabel was also executive vice president of the Marble Institute of America and the American Monument Association.