Addison, Ill.-based Cassidy Tire & Service has honored Tom Ahern Sr. with the Cassidy Tire Legacy Award.
Ahern received the honor during the dealership’s annual meeting, which was attended by 60 Cassidy Tire & Service employees and took place at the dealership's headquarters in Addison.
As part of the event, Cassidy Tire & Service “recognizes individuals and teams with awards based on various performance criteria, including sales performance, new team members who are rising stars within the company, teamwork and other achievements.
"The Legacy Award was established this year to recognize and honor an individual for his/her contributions to our company who meets the criteria of all the awards and demonstrates and lives the qualities we value. “
"It’s the grandaddy of them all – the whole package,” says Cassidy Tire & Service CEO Bryan Ahern.
With 64 years of service at Cassidy Tire & Service, Ahern Sr. “is still calling on customers and showing the rest of the team how it’s done,” according to company officials.
He is one of six brothers who “grew the Cassidy Tire & Service business over the years."
Cassidy Tire & Service is celebrating its 112th year in business and is one of the largest independent tire dealerships in the United States, according to the 2025 MTD 100.
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