Eugene (Gene) F. Rahll, 97, Dalhart, Texas, died Jan. 7, 2026. Rahll launched rental operations on the East Coast and in Texas and is a member of the ARA Rental Hall of Fame.
Rahll began his rental industry career in 1968 when he lived in the Baltimore area. He got started by opening an A to Z Rental Center franchise; by the early 1970s, he decided to establish his own business, ABC Rental. Eventually Rahll oversaw the opening of nine locations for ABC Rental in the Baltimore area, and eight of the employees he helped mentor later partnered with him to start their own rental businesses. As these businesses grew, the new owners purchased Rahll’s interest in the rental stores.
In the early 1980s, Rahll and his wife, Louise, relocated to Texas to her hometown of Dalhart. In 1984, Rahll reentered the rental business by co-founding Rabern Rentals in Amarillo, Texas, with Steve Berner, a former employee he had mentored in Baltimore.
Rahll is survived by his wife, Louise; sisters, Ann Gill and Thelma Lightner; and many nieces and nephews.
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