Obituaries

The ASME News Obituaries section is a monthly listing of ASME members who have recently passed away or of whose passing we were recently notified. If you would like to report the passing of a family member or friend who was an ASME member, please contact the ASME Membership department at membership@asme.org

February 2024 Obituaries

William A. “Bill” Weiblen, P.E., ASME Past President (2001-2002) and former member of the Board of Governors (1996-1999), died peacefully with family present on February 27, 2024, in his hometown of Avon, Conn., at the age of 85.

As an Honorary Member of the Society, Bill was recognized for his extraordinary leadership, versatility, dedication, and service, which had an enduring impact on ASME as well as Pratt & Whitney, his former employer of 38 years. During his years at P&W he had the opportunity to work on every commercial and military jet engine model the company produced, as well as some of its rocket engines. Among his many positions of responsibility, Weiblen was named manager of new products and processes and was tasked with making operational a paperless work management system he conceived and oversaw the development of. When placed in operation following his retirement in 1999, the system provided the company with an annual savings of $900,000.

Weiblen was an ASME Life Fellow and had been an active member of the Society for over six decades. He served on the Fellows Review Committee (2008-2013) and the Manufacturing Engineering Division's Honor Committee (2003-2009). He was past chair (2008-2011) of the VOLT (Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training) Academy, which he founded in 2004 as a resource to develop the leadership skills of future Society leaders. He also served on the Council on Member Affairs, ASME Foundation Board of Directors, and Committee of Past Presidents. 

As ASME's 120th president, Weiblen demonstrated outstanding leadership in getting a number of longstanding operational issues resolved and set the stage for a review of the Society's operational structure. Following the completion of his term, his talents were utilized by subsequent presidents through leadership positions on task forces and committees, which have had a profound impact on the organization.

Weiblen received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, Orono, and earned master's degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. He was a registered professional engineer in Connecticut.
 

Winfred “Win” Phillips, ASME Past President (1998–1999) and former member of the Board of Governors (1994–1998) died on Feb. 24, 2024, in Gainesville, Fla., at the age of 83.

Phillips was a longtime leader at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, where he served on the faculty since 1988. He joined UF as dean and professor of mechanical engineering and research professor of bioengineering. During his career, Phillips taught a wide range of fluid mechanics courses related to aerodynamics and biological fluid flow. His research helped pave the way for biomedical engineering to be a highly respected activity within mechanical engineering. He authored or co-authored nearly 200 technical publications and was frequently sought as a seminar speaker and consultant.

Phillips served as senior vice president and chief operating officer from 2011 to 2014. In 2014, he became senior advisor to the president. He became executive chief of staff in 2015, a role he maintained until his retirement in June 2023.

A Fellow of ASME, Phillips was actively involved in the Society since joining in 1974. Among his leadership roles, he served as senior vice president and chair of the Council on Education, chaired the Committee Consolidation Task Force, and served on numerous other committees, including the Bioengineering Division’s Papers Review Committee, the Central Pennsylvania Section Executive Committee, chair of the Task Force on Globalization, and was a member of the Council on Competitiveness. He served as chair of the steering committee for ASME’s Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering and was a trustee of the ASME Foundation.

Phillips was a recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award and the Ralph Coats Roe Medal. He served on the board of directors for SECME, formerly the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering, a strategic alliance of school systems and engineering universities working to increase the number of underserved youths pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Phillips received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, and his master’s degree and D.Sc. in aerospace engineering at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Phillips’ wife, Betty Phillips, a former faculty member and provost at UF, died in 2017. He is survived by two sons from an earlier marriage, Stephen and Sean; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Dufka, Rudolph F. (1925- 2024) Orlando, FL. Florida Section. Member 1956

Heck, Joaquim (jack) (1949- 2024) Knoxville, TN. East Tennessee Section. Member 1972

Krulikowski, Alex (1946- 2024) Lakewood Ranch, FL. Florida Section. Member 1997

Riley, John (1949- 2024) Overland Park, KS. Kansas City Section. Member 1974

Spaeder, Carl E. (1935- 2024) Murrysville, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1967

Straight, James W. (1940- 2024) Los Alamos, NM. Northern New Mexico Section. Member 1965

Wolff, Daniel N. (1946- 2024) Waverly, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1971

Yoder, Lloyd W. (1930- 2024) Wadsworth, OH. Akron Section. Member 1952

January 2024 Obituaries

Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy passed away on Jan. 15, 2024, in Schenectady, N.Y. at the age of 96. In 1986, she became the first female president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers— the first woman to head a major engineering society. 

Fitzroy was an exceptional engineer, pilot, and charismatic person. Her contributions in the heat transfer field have led to improvements in space reentry vehicles (heat shields), nuclear submarines and reactors (cooling systems and shielding), steam and gas turbines for electric power generation, and heat transfer physics.

She held the distinction of being the first woman to graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and also received a doctorate from RPI. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory hired her in 1959, where she worked as an assistant engineer with the heat transfer group. 

In 1952, she became a development engineer for the General Electric Company (GE), initially working on the Hermes Missile Program. Fitzroy would remain with GE for the next 37 years. Fitzroy, particularly in her early years at the company, had to overcome a variety of obstacles, hardships, and prejudices because she was a woman at a company mostly staffed by men. While at GE she met her future husband Roland Victor Fitzroy, Jr. The couple married in 1951 and married for 53 years until Roland's passing.

Fitzroy was one of the first female helicopter pilots, and both she and her husband enjoyed flying, sailing, skiing, and traveling. In 2011, ASME established the Nancy DeLoye Fitzroy and Roland V. Fitzroy Medal for pioneering contributions to the frontiers of engineering, leading to breakthroughs in existing technology or new applications or new areas of engineering endeavors.

Fitzroy was an Honorary Member of ASME, an Honorary Fellow of Britain's Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and is a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hall of Fame. Fitzroy was an early advocate of engineering workforce diversity and her tireless efforts to promote the role of women and minorities in technology influenced other ASME presidents. She was a leading influence in the creation of the ASME Board on Minorities and Women.

Fitzroy was a resident of Niskayuna, N.Y. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was the youngest of six children born in Pittsfield, Mass. 

Blackburn, Ronald B. (1939 - 2023) Augusta, MI. Central Michigan Section. Member 1967

Blelloch, Robert Andrew (1932 - 2023) Hingham, MA. Boston Section. Member 1972

Chime, Rufus (1966 - 2023) Enugu, Enug, Nigeria. Nigeria Section. Member 2003

Derdiarian, Kachas (1923 - 2022) Waterford, CT. New London Section. Member 1969

Donley, Paul J. (1940 - 2023) Hendersonville, TN. Nashville Section. Member 1963

Douma, William L. (1943 - 2021) Long Beach Township, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1965

Gislason, Thorsteinn (1947 - 2023) Salem, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1973

Harrington, J. Walter (1933 - 2017) Saint Davids, PA. Member 1971

Hartwein, Kenneth J. (1930 - 2023) Fredericksburg, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1953

Hillenbrand, Gerard R. (1930 - 2024) Glen Oaks, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1958

Humphreys, George B. (1929 - 2022) Alameda, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1964

Klonoski, Arthur F. (1920 - 2019) Torrington, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1958

Lowry, William (1938 - 2023) Pottstown, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1966

Navine, Paul (1959 - 2024) Fox Point, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 2000

Olson, Stanley J. (1940 - 2023) Newport, MA. Boston Section. Member 1971

Olson, Gene E. (1937 - 2023) Kenosha, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1966

Ray, Jeffrey L. (1960 - 2023) Cullowhee, NC. Greenville. Member 1988

Ruegemer, Richard R. (1931 - 2021) Saint Cloud, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1970

Wirth, Robert L. (1930 - 2023) Ithaca, NY. Southern Tier Section. Member 1961
 

December 2023 Obituaries

Fisher, Robert C. (1940-2023) Village Mills, TX. Sabine Section. Member 1967

Halloran, Michael T. (1944 -2021) Corinth, NY. Hudson Mohawk Section. Member 1966

Honigsberg, Charles A. (1931 -2023) Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1957

Ireland, John R. (1951 -2021) Los Alamos, NM. Northern New Mexico Section. Member 1977

Lowry II, William Louis (1938-2023) Pottstown, Penn. Philadelphia Section. Member 1966

Miller, Vince R. (1950 -2022) Huber Heights, OH. Dayton Section. Member 1974

Petroski, Henry (1942 -2023) Durham, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1992

Redd, Samuel C. (1928 -2023) Bloomington, IL. Central Illinois Section. Member 1950

Silvaggio, Joseph (1942 -2023) Plymouth Meeting, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1965

November 2023 Obituaries
 

Blaho, Lester J. (1926-2023) Ambridge, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1956

Bouchillon, Charles W. (1931-2004) Starkville, MS. Mississippi Section. Member 1964

Browar, Orest (1954-2020) Chicago, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1986

Chapman, Jerry L. (1933-2019) Seaford, DE. Delaware Section. Member 1960

Holder, Curtis R. (1947-2023) Whitehouse, TX. Northeast Texas Section. Member 1972

Hughes, William T. (1931-2023) Orange, TX. Sabine Section. Member 1960

Jennings, Stanley (1942-2023) South Berwick, ME. Northern New England Section. Member 1965

Jones, Wilfred A. (1928-2021) Ontario, Canada. Ontario Section. Member 1969

Lawrence, Roy (1929-2023) Palmetto, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1968

McCollum, Charles G. (1939-2023) Reidsville, NC. Carolina Section. Member 1963

Mehta, Kirtikumar V. (1944-2022) Sugar Land, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1976

Mortorff, Arthur S. (1954-2023) Avila Beach, CA. Central Coast Section. Member 1981

Nowakowski, Robert (1943-2022) Mequon, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1966

Peters, Jacques (1923-2018) Heverlee Leuven, Belgium. Belgium. Member 1980

Plunkett, Robert (1919-2019) Austin, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1946

Touma, Richard (1928-2023) Teaneck, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1951

Whiting, Macauley (1925-2023) Vero Beach, FL. Canaveral Section. Member 1953

October 2023 Obituaries

Adelman, Conrad (1939- 2023) Frederick, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1961

Agosta, Vito (1923- 2023) Huntington, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1946

Akens, Robert L. (1936- 2023) Zanesville, OH. Columbus Ohio Section. Member 1968

Awiszio, Harry (1924- 2023) Worcester, MA. Worcester Section. Member 1970

Baumeister, Theodore (1926- 2018) Newark, DE. Delaware Section. Member 1953

Beck, David R. (1938- 2020) Jolet, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1960

Bellow, Donald G. (1931- 2023) Edmonton, AB, CAN. Northern Alberta Section. Member 1964

Berghenti, Sylvio (1940- 2023) Finale Ligure, ITA. Italy Section. Member 1969

Blanchard, Ronald B. (1947- 2023) Mission Viejo, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1970

Bodman, George H. (1937- 2023) Kingwood, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1977

Brandmaier, Harold (1926- 2022) Harrington Park, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1948

Brazaitis, Gregory F. (1948- 2023) Humble, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1972

Britt, William (1931- 2022) Birmingham, AL. Birmingham Section. Member 1994

Broadwin, Alan (1935- 2022) Yonkers, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1957

Brown, Donald P. (1930- 2022) North Stonington, CT. New London Section. Member 1959

Buchwald, James P. (1928- 2022) Mount Vernon, OH. Columbus Ohio Section. Member 1954

Chase, John G. (1934- 2023) Palm Harbor, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1957

De Rosa, Peter P. (1945- 2023) Winter Springs, FL. Florida Section. Member 1970

Diss, Edward M. (1924- 2023) Midland, MI. Saginaw Valley Section. Member 1946

Ditzler, John W. (1939- 2023) Sugar Grove, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1963

Dom, Harry A. (1924- 2009) Tiffin, OH. NW Ohio Section. Member 1953

Donovan, Francis M. (1936- 2022) Mobile, AL. Mobile-Gulf Coast Section. Member 1966

Douthat, David K. (1929- 2022) Catonsville, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1950

Drake, Richard M. (1936- 2021) Parkville, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1958

Duer, Beverley C. (1928- 2023) New York, NY. Metropolitan Section. Member 1979

Emery, James L. (1939- 2022) Alliance, OH. Canton-All-Mass Section. Member 1966

Gailey, Thomas L. (1948- 2020) Roanoke, TX. Dallas-Fort Worth Section. Member 1976

Gary, Robert J. (1926- 2021) Dallas, TX. Dallas-Fort Worth Section. Member 1959

Ginn, Jeffery D. (1951- 2023) Picayune, MS. Mississippi Section. Member 1976

Granata, Michael (1945- 2023) Boca Raton, FL. Palm Beach Section. Member 1972

Grotzinger, Lester (1929- 2023) Harrisburg, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1955

Hable, Allen J. (1938- 2020) Madison, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1971

Heinell II, George R. (1935- 2022) Lexington, MA. Boston Section. Member 1958

Helenbrook, Robert G. (1941- 2022) Grand Island, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1986

Janikowski, Gene P. (1947- 2023) Milwaukee, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1975

Kercher, David M. (1931- 2022) Ipswich, MA. Boston Section. Member 1958

Koehler, John T. (1929- 2015) North Babylon, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1950

Koehler, Paul H. (1932- 2023) Union, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1954

Kosar, Halit M. (1924- 2023) Redondo Beach, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1953

Laughlin, Michael J. (1943- 2023) Palm Beach Garden, FL. Palm Beach Section. Member 1977

Lawrence, Roy Albert (1929- 2023) Sarasota, FL Florida West Coast Section. Member 1970

Merz, Kelvin L. (1941- 2021) Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1976

Michelena, Justo L. (1926- 1985) Miami, FL. Miami Section. Member 1935

Miller, Nyle M. (1953- 2022) Smithville, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 1982

Mon, Henry B. (1933- 2022) Cypress, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1955

Neely, James V. (1930- 2023) Denver, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1951

Pare, Ronald C. (1940- 2022) The Woodlands, TX. Northwest Houston SubSection. Member 1965

Pate, Bobby R. (1935- 2022) Livingston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1960

Peterson, Thomas A. (1942- 2023) Fallbrook, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1973

Picciano, Louis J. (1954- 2022) Mullica Hill, NJ. Philadelphia Section. Member 1978

Pucci, Ronald G. (1942- 2019) Kennett Square, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1973

Sadwin, Emanuel I. (1943- 2023) Silver Spring, MD. Washington DC Section. Member 1967

San Martin, Robert L. (1940- 2023) Fairfax, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1969

Simons, Charles W. (1934- 2023) West Suffield, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1963

Smith, Orin A. (1922- 2022) Hamburg, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1953

Solymosy, Edmond (1937- 2022) College Station TX. South Texas Section. Member 2018

Space, Charles C. (1935- 2023) Hoschton, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1957

Springer, William T. (1945- 2017) Fayetteville, AR. Arkansas Section. Member 1981

Summa, Raymond R. (1951- 2019) Prospect, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1983

Taylor, Oswald D. (1929- 2018) Danvers, MA. Boston Section. Member 1950

Teeter, F. Irvine S. (1931- 2023) Dashwood, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1967

Wade, Warren F. (1930- 2023) Mendocino, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1959

Wagner, Larry M. (1935- 2022) Noblesville, IN. Central Indiana Section. Member 1957

Wells, William E. (1939- 2023) Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1970

Wise, Thomas A. (1937- 2023) Highland Village, TX. Dallas-Fort Worth Section. Member 1959

Young, Leon J. (1942- 2022) Issaquah, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1967

 

September 2023 Obituaries

We are sad to announce that on September 28, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Eugene Phillip Janikowski (Hales Corners, Wisconsin). 

Gene, as his friends knew him, obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He was a registered professional engineer in the State of Wisconsin.

He retired from a career at C&D Technologies, where he was a ISO9000 auditor and achieved the status of certified Six Sigma Blackbelt—a methodology that utilizes statistical tools and concepts to identify variations or defects in a process.

Gene was a Life Member of ASME, joining the Society in 1975. He was a long-time active and valued member of the Milwaukee Section of ASME, serving for a time as its Vice Chairman. 

He is survived by his wife Patrica; his children, Jennifer Eggert (Curt) and Jim Janikowski; his grandson Michael Eggert; and his sisters, Madelyn Boisvert (Gerry) and Judy Heinricks. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Visitation was held October 3, 2023 at the St. Mary Catholic Faith Community Church (9520 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners, WI 53130) followed by a mass of Christian burial.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Zilber Family Hospice or the American Cancer Society appreciated.

Anderson, John  (1953- 2023) Sleaford, Lincolnshire, GBR. United Kingdom Section. Member 2011

Broussard, Johnnie J. (1920- 2023) Baton Rouge, LA.  Baton Rouge Section. Member 1978

Cackley, George W. (1933- 2020) Hanna City, IL.  Central Illinois Section. Member 1959

Cusick, Michael  (1954- 2023) The Woodlands, TX.  South Texas Section. Member 2011

Dennett, William L. (1943- 2023) York, ME.  Northern New England Section. Member 1966

Divona, Charles (1940- 2023) Laguna Beach, CA.  Orange County Section. Member 1967

Neusen, Kenneth F. (1935- 2022) Franklin, WI.  Milwaukee Section. Member 1969

Pritchard, Robert S. (1940- 2023) San Rafael, CA.  Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1979

Salerno, Vincent (1933- 2023) Springdale, OH.  Cincinnati Section. Member 1965

Saxon, James B. (1934- 2022) Leeds, AL.  Birmingham Section. Member 1957

Schneider, Earl (1931- 2023) Havertown, PA.  Philadelphia Section. Member 1990

Srinivasan, Malur N. (1940-2023) Beaumont, TX. Sabine Section. Member 1999. 

Talbott, John A. (1925- 2023) Portland, OR.  Oregon Section. Member 1950

Woelfel, Horst (1941- 2023) Hoechberg, Bavaria, DEU. Federal Republic of Germany. Member 1984

August 2023 Obituaries

Bryan A. Erler, P.E., ASME Past President (2020-2021) and former member of the Board of Governors, passed away on August 27, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona after a brief illness. He was 76 years old.
 
Known by all as the ultimate optimist, Bryan's  enthusiasm, humor, kindness, and expertise will be missed by his family members, colleagues, and friends.
 
Bryan grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, going on to earn both his undergraduate and master’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. He also graduated from the Business Executive Program at the University of Michigan.
 
Erler had been an executive and expert in the nuclear power industry for over four decades with significant leadership roles and responsibilities in the designing of electric power plants. In 1970, he joined Sargent & Lundy Engineers LLC, retiring in 2003 as an owner and senior vice president. He went on to establish Erler Engineering, Ltd., where he continued to provide consulting to nuclear power projects globally.
 
Bryan was an ASME Fellow and had been an active member of the Society since 1991. He held a number of leadership positions including participation on various ASME codes and standards committees, vice president of ASME’s Nuclear Codes & Standards, past chair of the Board of Nuclear Codes and Standards, and chair of ASME’s Boiler & Pressure Vessel Section III Division 2. He also served a term as the Society’s secretary/treasurer.
 
Dedicated to his profession and with a willingness to share his expertise, talents and enthusiasm, Bryan worked with several non-profit organizations including LeaderShape, an organization that helps college students and early career professionals develop leadership skills by providing training to promising young adults to help them learn to lead with integrity and achieve success.
 
Over the years he served as trustee of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, co-chair of the Purdue President's Council, president of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, and treasurer of LeaderShape. He was recognized as a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus of Purdue University and was a recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award and the ASME Bernard F. Langer Nuclear Codes & Standards Award.
 
Bryan was an enthusiastic traveler and an avid golfer and skier. Those interests were driven by the opportunity they provided to spend time with family and friends. Shared meals, with Bryan often serving as chef, were treasured occasions.
 
Bryan Erler is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Susan (Crews) and his adored daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Jamie Luppes and Jennifer and Eric Arnquist. He was proud Papa to Colin Luppes and Elizabeth and Nicholas Arnquist. He is also survived by his siblings Bruce, Sharon and Glenn Erler, in-laws Martha and Jim Schmidt, and treasured nieces and nephews.

Badger, Ralph E. (1934-2023) Hermann, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 1957

Brumovsky, Milan (1935-2023) Husinec-Rez Czech Republic. Member 2013

Dennig, Paul (1998-2023) Mountain View, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 2019

Gibson, George (1936-2023) San Tan Valley, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1999

Kjetsaa, Michael B. (1937-2023) Mercerville, NJ. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1972

Korman, Alan M. (1953-2022) Sugar Land, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1977

Loeb, William A. (1924-2023) West Stockbridge, MA. Hartford Section. Member 1953

Monday, Jack R. (1927-2018) Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section  Member 1961

Pritchard, Robert S. (1940-2023) San Rafael, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1979.

Stappert, Karl (1962-2022) Conroe, TX. South Texas Section. Member 2017

Worn, Donald R. (1928-2023) Los Gatos, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1951
 

July 2023 Obituaries

Brew, John D. (1947-2017) Madison, AL. North Alabama Section. Member 1972

Dean, Robert S. (1928-2015) Menomonee Falls, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1950

Dean, Robert C. (1928-2023) Norwich, VT. Upper Valley Section. Member 1953

Kizzek, Roger A. (1919-2012) Venice, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1963

McNutt, Edwin R. (1924-2009) Tampa, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1952

Sammis, Edward A. (1916-2013) Sarasota, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1940

Sidebottom, Omar M. (1919-2012) Lakeland, OR. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1946

Sonnino, Mario, (1919-2004) Sarasota, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1946

Talbott, John A., (1925-2023) Portland, FL. Oregon Section. Member 1950

Warshal, Morris, (1922-2019) Milton, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1947

Wennerstrom, Arthur, (1935-2022) Greensboro, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1970

June 2023 Obituaries

Crowley, Frederick R. (1928-2021), South Pasadena, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1953

Gallagher, Joseph G. (1928-2008), Sarasota, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1952

Hill, Robert, (1928-2017), Palm Harbor, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1950

Kleissler, Edwin A. (1928-2017), Highland, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1973

Krebs, Christopher, (1954-NOT PROVIDED), Charlestown, MA. Boston Section. Member 1977

Kurtz, William, (1958-2022), Stony Point, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1981

Nail, William L. (1935-NOT PROVIDED), Clinton, MS. Mississippi Section. Member 1969

Phillips, Samuel, (1935-NOT PROVIDED), Grass Valley, CA. Sacramento S N Section. Member 1958

Rihm, Harold, (1928-2018), Sun City Center, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1951

Seshadri, Rangaswamy, (1945-2023), Calgary, AB. CAN. Southern Alberta Section. Member 1984

Swann, Dennis, (1948-NOT PROVIDED), Birmingham, AL. Birmingham Section. Member 1991

May 2023 Obituaries

Beck, James V. (1930-2023), Okemos, MI. Central Michigan Section. Member 1957

Bence, David F. (1942-2023), Massena, NY. Syracuse Section. Member 1963

Brush, Harvey F. (1920-2023), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1957

Celtruda, Rocco J. (1944-2023), Mystic, CT. New London Section. Member 1966

Cunningham, Richard G. (1921-2023), Tucson, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1950

Curtis, Richard D. (1942-2023), Munster, IN. Chicago Section. Member 1969

Eatock, Clare H. (1927-2023), Thornhill, ON. Ontario Section. Member 1974

Jacobson, George A. (1940-2023), Richland, WA. Columbia Basin Section. Member 1963

Jongeling, George B. (1943-2023), Milford, MA. Worcester Section. Member 1966

Lapointe, Caelan, (1993-2023), Boulder, CO. Union College Student Section. Member 2011

Lindholm, John C. (1923-2023), Manhattan, KS. Kansas City Section. Member 1949

Macphail, David, (1959-2023), Southwick, MA. Western Massachusetts Section. Member 1986

Papaioannou, Peter E.  (1941-2023), Jackson, MI. Central Michigan Section. Member 1980

Patterson, Grant T. (1944-2023), Tullahoma, TN. Highland Rim Section. Member 1992

Rosoff, Peter S. (Vice President, 1977-79) (1927-2023), Boynton Beach, FL. Florida Section. Member 1959

Samurin, Norman A. (Vice President, 1990-92) (1944-2023), Allegany, NY. Olean Section. Member 1967

Singleton, John, (1943-2023), Westlake, LA. Sabine Section. Member 1974

Wright, Wallace, (1933-2023), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1977

April 2023 Obituaries

Blick, Edward F. (1932-2023) Norman, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1968

Bose, James E. (1937-2023) Stillwater, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1967

Bosse, Robert, (1928-2023) Englewood Cliffs, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1950

Hernandez, Rafael, (1938-2023) The Villages, FL. Northeast Florida Section. Member 1988

James, Ian S. (1948-2023) Pearland, TX. Texas Gulf Coast Group. Member 2013

Love, Tom J. (1923-2023) Norman, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1957

Paulson, Jerome I. (1933-2023) Millersville, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1980

Reske, Raymond, (1943-2023) Commerce Township, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1972

Widera, Otto G.e. (1938-2023) Milwaukee, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1964

March 2023 Obituaries

Richard Goldstein J. Ph.D., P.E., ASME Past President (1996-1997), former member of the Board of Governors (1993-1996), and a member of the ASME Committee on Finance (2004-2013) passed away on March 6, 2023, in Golden Valley, Minn., at the age of 94.
 
A renowned mechanical engineer and academic, Dr. Goldstein’s contributions to heat transfer measurement techniques and film cooling led to improved efficiency in gas turbines and many other thermal systems.
 
Goldstein joined ASME in 1952, and was the recipient of Dedicated Service Award, the ASME Medal, the Heat Transfer Memorial Award, and was an Honorary Member. In 2019, ASME established the Richard J. Goldstein Energy Lecture Award, to recognize pioneering contributions to the frontiers of energy leading to breakthroughs in existing technology, new applications, new areas of engineering endeavor, or policy initiatives.

Goldstein was born in New York City on March 27, 1928, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1944. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University (1948) and went on to complete his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from the University of Minnesota. He joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Development Engineer in 1951, serving afterward in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant.
 
Goldstein later returned to the University of Minnesota and received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and joined the University’s faculty in 1961. Dr. Goldstein served as a professor, researcher, and department head in the coming years and was named James J. Ryan and Regents’ Professor Emeritus of the Heat Transfer Laboratory in the mechanical engineering department.
 
During his more than 65-year academic career, Dr. Goldstein’s work was presented in more than 300 publications and his books, including two on Fluid mechanics measurements, as well as his many fundamentals and applications-oriented research papers, continue to be foundational for engineering students.

Some of his proudest work was creating opportunities for others. He advised 74 doctoral and 82 master’s students, and many visiting and postdoctoral scholars. He directed the development of an outstanding teaching, research, and service-oriented program at the University, which was ranked in the highest echelons of ME departments around the world.


Dick loved black coffee, the Minnesota Vikings, the theater, classical music, traveling with his children, and chasing solar eclipses. His passion for engineering and education provided lifelong energy and inspiration.
 
He is predeceased by his wife, Barbara. Survived by his former wife, Nancy, and their children, Arthur, Jonathan (Robbin), Ben (Barbara) and Naomi (Luis); grandsons, David and Emmett; and sister, Carol.

Chapman, William I. (1921-2023), Beverly Hills, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1960

Cook, Terrell D.  (1958-2023), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1994

Faia, Robert V.  (1947-2023), Charlton City, MA. Worcester Section. Member 1981

Flenner, Philip, (1945-2023), Kalamazoo, MI. Central Michigan Section. Member 1973

Robinson, Terrance, (1942-2023), Placitas, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1967

Whittaker, George H. (1939-2023), Marcy, NY. Mohawk Valley Section. Member 1963

Zorowski, Carl F. (Vice President, 1981-84) (1930-2023), Cary, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1956

                                         

February 2023 - Obituaries

Ernest Daman L. ASME Past President (1988-1989), and Honorary Member of the Society, died on Feb. 25, 2023, in Vero Beach, Fla., at the age of 99.
 
He joined ASME in 1947 and was an active member of the Society for many years.

Through the years, Daman, a Fellow of ASME and a recipient of the Dedicated Service Award, served on many ASME committees and boards including the Committee of Past Presidents, the Committee on Government Relations, the Planning Committee for Codification Standardization Research, the ASME Industry Advisory Board, and chair of the ASME Committee on Honors, among others.
 
Daman was born in Hanover, Germany, before his family moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil where he went to the American School. He attended boarding school at Hof Oberkirch in Kaltbrunn, Switzerland, and also attended Friends Academy on Long Island in New York.
 
Ernie, as he was often called, went to college at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, now New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, where he graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.
 
His first job out of college was with Foster Wheeler Corp. where he eventually became senior vice president and remained with the company until his retirement, except for two years working in the White House during the Clinton administration, where he was the first state-federal technology executive in the office of science and technology.
 
Daman was multilingual and spoke English, German, French and Portuguese. He taught himself to sail and at every opportunity sailed the waters of Martha’s Vineyard on his boat, Therapy.  He was an avid golfer, which he took up in his 70s, and was a former member of the Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., which he considered his second home. He also was a fierce tennis player and skier.
 
Daman proudly served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater and received the Bronze Star.
 
He is survived by his loving wife Gail; his children Diane and her husband Mike, Cyndee and her husband Gary, and daughter-in-law Cindy, who was married to his son Bruce (now deceased); five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

 

Keith B. Thayer, P.E., ASME Past President (1997-1998), former member of the Board of Governors, and an Honorary Member of the Society, died on February 14, 2023, in Sugar Land, TX at the age of 95.
 
A member of the Society since 1950, he was a Life Fellow and had served on numerous committees and groups in the Petroleum Division in the South Texas Section and at the Society level. He was chair of the Petroleum Division’s executive committee (1984-85); chaired and worked on the National Agenda Committee and Workbook Committee, among others within the South Texas Section. He also directed the section’s Emerging Leadership program from 1976 to 1977.
 
Thayer served on several Society-level committees and was elected to the ASME Board of Governors in 1992. Among his honors, he was a recipient of the ASME Centennial Award, Dedicated Service Award, and the ASME International Petroleum Technology Institute’s 2007 ASME Exceptional Volunteer Award. In 2009, IPTI named an award in his honor: the Keith Thayer Exceptional Early Career Engineer Award.
 
He began his professional career in 1950 at Phillips Petroleum Co. in Bartlesville, Okla., and later became involved in piping design and engineering at Foster Wheeler Corp., and in HVAC and plumbing design at the consulting firm of Raymond L. Jenkins, both in Houston.
 
He retired in 1996 as chairman of the board and CEO at Stubbs Overbeck & Associates. During his 43 years with the firm, he was involved in every facet of the engineering and construction of refineries and petrochemical plants, from long-range planning and financing to systems design and installation.
 
Born on November 6, 1927, in Phoenix, AZ, Thayer joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and later graduated with honors from Kansas State, under the G.I. Bill with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He was a registered professional engineer in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Mississippi.
 
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of over 70 years, Ruthy, who passed away seven months earlier. They met at a baseball game in 1949 and married shortly thereafter. With Ruthy at his side they travelled the world and were often seen together at ASME events. Keith Thayer’s last words to his family were “to just be kind.”
 
In 2015, Keith and Ruthy Thayer sponsored the renaming of conference 7C at ASME’s New York City Office. The designation of The HART Conference Room, an acronym that stands for Humor, Action, Respect, and Teamwork, was a personal motto that Thayer often shared at ASME meetings and gatherings. His wish was that all who occupied the room would be inspired, motivated, and rewarded.

Ashby, Anthony H. (1938-2023), Corvallis, OR. Williamette Valley Section. Member 1961

Bennett, Damon, (1974-2022), Goose Creek, SC. Charleston Section. Member 2010

Dobert, Kenneth, (1942-2023), Dearborn, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 2012

Haas, Robert, (1961-2023), Ann Arbor, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 2006

Hathaway, William T. (1943-2023). Peabody, MA. Boston Section. Member 1967

Hochstrasser, Werner H. (1926-2023), Geroldswil 8954, Switzerland, Switzerland Section. Member 1958

Huffaker, Donald C. (1928-2023), Paris, IL., Central Indiana Section. Member 1967

Jeansonne, Tim, (1967-2023), Mount Airy, MD, Baltimore Section. Member 2014

Jones, Dennis R. (1941-2023), Monterey, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1982

Lirgameris, David, (1970 -+2023), Abbott Park, IL. Chicago Section. Member 2013

Rand, Robert A. (1942- 2023), Wilmington, NC. Coastal Carolina Section. Member 1973

Tzou, Robert, (1955-2023), Columbia, MO, Kansas City Section. Member 1990

Worth, Franz, (1932-2023), Cameron Park, CA. Sacramento S N Section, Member 2002

January 2023 - Obituaries

Charles “T” Carley, Jr.

Charles Team "CT" Carley Jr., PhD., PE, renowned engineer, passed away on January 17, 2023, in Little Rock, AR, at the age of 91.

Carley was an active member of ASME serving in multiple state, regional and national offices, and was elected to the grade of Fellow in 1984. From 1972-1974, he served as vice president of ASME’s Region XI and senior vice president from 1986-1990. Carley also served on the ASME Board of Governors from 1990-1992.

Dr. Carley served in the Civil Engineering Corps of the United States Navy in California and in the Philippine Islands. He was honorably discharged in 1958 with the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He later accepted an assistant professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University in 1964, became a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1968, and was appointed head of the M.E. Department in 1969.

Carley was a loving husband to his wife Shirley and a devoted father to their four children. His legacy of excellence and dedication will forever be remembered by many in the engineering community and by his family.

Auksmann, Boris, (1928-2023), Claremont, CA. California Inland Section. Member 1955

Baron, Seymour, (1923-2023), Charleston, SC. Charleston Section. Member 1955

Bond, Robert, (1938-2023), Farnham Rd. GU, GBR. United Kingdom Section. Member 1977

Buchalter, Lloyd A. (1923-2023), Allentown, PA. Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section. Member 1944

Eagar, Thomas W. (1950-2023), Belmont, MA. Boston Section. Member 1991
 
Fairbanks, David A. (1948-2023), Amarillo, TX. Panhandle Plains Section. Member 1981

Hogan, Martin J. (1934-2023), Sandusky, OH. NW Ohio Section. Member 1958

Hutton, L. (1942-2023), Wetmore, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1991

Kudert, Frederick G. (1947-2023), Niles, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1970

Pereyo, Miguel A. (1941-2023), North Augusta, SC. Central Sav River Area Section. Member 1967

Staehlin, John H. (1930-2023), Westminster, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1968

Wang, Zhenggang, (1957-2023), Haslett, MI. Central Michigan Section. Member 1992

Ward, W. Richard, (1946-2023), Stoney Creek, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1971

December 2022 - Obituaries

George C. Kent, P.E., an ASME Professional Member for 80 years, died on December 19, 2022, in Portland, Oregon at the age of 101.

Kent was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1921 and immigrated to the United States when he was eighteen. He joined ASME as a Student Member in 1941, then became a Professional Member upon graduation from Ohio State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1943. He was an active ASME member and later graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1953.
 
In 2015, Mr. Kent received the Outstanding Service Award from the Oregon Section of ASME, where he had served in multiple volunteer positions including Section Chair in 1985.
 
In 2016, he was recognized as a Life Fellow of the ASME.  Kent was awarded ten U.S. Patents between 1955-1969, including Photocopy Machine, Electrostatic Photocopy Machine and other related technologies. His career spanned over half a century and worked as chief engineer for companies including Viewmaster, American Photocopy Equipment Company, and Controls Company of America. Kent was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He traveled and taught math and engineering subjects in the U.S. Armed Forces Institute in Manila and Tokyo.
 
He will be fondly remembered for his inspiration, his positive outlook and zest for life, his ready smile, sense of humor, and his willingness to always help others.
  
He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Deale Kent. He is survived by two daughters Patricia and Debby, and stepdaughter, Wendy.
 

Armstrong, Patrick, (1958-2022), San Luis Obispo, CA. Central Coast Section. Member 2004

Bradley, Robert G., (1939-2022), Victoria, BC, CAN. North American-no section. Member 1987

Bruny, Charles, (1943-2022), Georgetown, KY. Bluegrass Section. Member 1974

Butters, John T., (1932-2022), Center Point, TX. San Antonio Section, Member 1988

Collins, Raymond D., (1944-2022), Overland Park, KS. Kansas City Section. Member 1966

Dunlap, James M., (1950-2022), Raleigh, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1984

Erdman, Andrew M., (1947-2022), Spring Mills, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1971

Gettler, Fredrick W., (1921-2022), Lady Lake, FL. Northeast Florida Section, Member 1966

Gionta, Thomas A., (1946-2022), The Villages, FL. Northeast Florida Section. Member 1968

Haenny, Jost M., (1920-2022), Schernelz, SUI. Switzerland Section. Member 1980

Ishii, Yoshinori, (1962-2022), Farmington Hills, MI.  Metro Detroit Section. Member 2002

Jordan, Nick A., (1933-2022), Bellevue, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1961

Kaliniecki, Antoni, (1953-2022), Northridge, CA. San Fernando Valley Section. Member 1984

Kroos, Kenneth A. (1951-2022), Drexel Hill, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1976

Loyd, Samuel A., (1924-2022), Waynesboro, VA. Virginia Section. Member 1947

Pereira, Edward J., (1942-2022), Martinez, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1966

Santos, Manuel R., (1928-2022), Manhattan Beach, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1955

Schelke, Joseph, (1927-2022), New Bern, NC.  East North Carolina Section. Member 1951

Scussel, R. John, (1931-2022), Manchester, MO. St Louis Section, Member 1974

Simonis, John C., (1940-2022), San Antonio, TX. San Antonio Section. Member 1979

Singleton, James R., (1931-2022), Tucson, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1963

Winter, Charles, (1921-2022), Santa Fe, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1951

 

November 2022 - Obituaries

Anderson, Howard M., (1925-2022), Samson, AL. Chattahoochee Section. Member 1972

Dube, Victor, (1941-2022), McDade, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 2015

Dybbs, Alexander, (1943-2022), University Heights, OH. Cleveland Section. Member 1969

Griffith, Peter. (1927-2022), 1927-2022), Belmont, MA. Boston Section. Member 1950

Hannoosh, James, (1948-2022), West Barnstable, MA. Boston Section, Member 1979

Heinsohn, Robert J., (1932-2022), State College, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1972

Lehner, Peter, (1922-2022), Hingham, MA. Boston Section. Member 1949

Niemi, Van R. (1950-2022), Sequim, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1977

Pepper, Darrell, (1946-2022), Las Vegas, NV.  Silver State Section. Member 1974

Reiter, Howard J., (1959-2022), Milford, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1998

Rouse, Marshall, (1954-2022), Yorktown, VA. Central Virginia Section. Member 1978

Schapker, Richard L., (1934-2022), Santa Barbara, CA. Channel Islands Section. Member 1979)

Somers, Austin H., (1941-2022), Oviedo, FL. Florida Section. Member 1993

Starkweather, James O., (1923-2022), Essex, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1944

Stewart, Warner l., (1927-2022), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1963

Viera, Herbert L., (1932-2022), Wilbraham, MA. Western Massachusetts Section. Member 1978

October 2022 Obituaries

Back, Lloyd H. (1933-2022), Irvine, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1963

Gibson, Ronald, (1942-2022), Reno, Nevada. Comstock Section. Member 1965

Hernandez-Lopez, Wilfredo, (1929-2022), Mayaguez, PR. Florida Section. Member 1950

Jackson, J. Andre, (1946-2022), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1968

Macdonald, MAC, ( ---- - 2022), Langley, BC, CAN. British Columbia Section. Member 2018

Sankar, Thiagas S., (1940-2022), Brossard, QC, CAN. Quebec Section. Member 1982

Schneider, William G. (1939-2022), Branchton, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1968

 

September 2022 Obituaries

Ardizzi, Peter F., (1922-2022), Warminster, PA. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1961

Besser, Gilbert M., (1927-2022), Havertown, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1949

Betten, Paul R., (1946-2022), Naperville, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1973

Bonnier, Pierre, (1955-2022), Rawdon, QC, CAN. Quebec Section. Member 2011

Cox, Hilliard J., (1940 -2022), Caledon, ON. Ontario Section. Member 2012
 
Drayton, Edward, (1949-2022), Coventry, UK. United Kingdom Section. Member 1987
 
Durbeck, Robert C., (1935-2022), Los Gatos, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1958

Ellenberger, James P., (1935-2022), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1958

Foland, Lawrence C., (1933-2022), Kettering, OH. Dayton Section. Member 1967

Gibson, Ronald, (1942-2022), Reno, NV. Comstock Section. Member 1965

Giovagnoli, Paul S., (1927-2022), Kansas City, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 1948

Grady, Donald L., (1943-2022), Spring, TX. Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1967

Henry, Vincent I., (1937-2022), Ann Arbor, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1972

Holland, John H. (1950-2022), Hixson, TN, Chattanooga Section. Member 1983
 
Hunter, Thomas A. (1918-2022), Portland, OR. Oregon Section. Member 1958

Katsuta, Masafumi, (1950-2022), Tokyo, JPN. Japan Section. Member 1987
 
Krishnayya, Pasupuleti V., (1937-2022), Fishers, IN. Central Indiana Section. Member 1980
 
Lohrs, Eugene W., (1927-2022) Waterford, CT. New London Section. Member 1965

Maxwell, John M. (1926-2022), Fruita, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1955

Mervine, Robert, (1946-2022, Glen Mills, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1980

Moore, Dennis G. (1940-2022), Livermore, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1961

Mota, Joaquin, (1969-2022),  Morden, CAN, North America/No Section. Member 2015
 
Newhall, William C., (1940-2022), Walpole, MA, Boston Section. Member 2000

Nystrom, Robert G., (1931-2022), Glastonbury, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1964

Perscheid, Gustave A. (1924-2022), Walnut Creek, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1950

Potapczuk, George (1919-2022), Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1961

Richards, Charles G., (1934-2022), Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1967

Richardson, Donald (1928-2022), Coupeville, WA. Salish Sea Section. Member 1955

Richter, Hans (1934-2022), Arcadia, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1977

Seilheimer, Richard A. (1936-2022), Redmond, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1964

Shultz, Jacque D., (1974-2022), Springfield, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 1998

Smith, Rick A., (1948-2022), Ostrander. OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 1986
 
Strozier, Robert E. (1934-2022), Woodstock, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1976

Sun, D.C., (1936-2022), Sandy, UT. Utah Section. Member 1981

Sweeney, J. Michael, (1937-2022), Dallas, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1979

Taylor, Jerry G., (1945-2022), Palestine, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1975

Yamada. Yoshiaki, (1922-2022), Chiba City, Japan. Japan Section. Member 1977

Yeardley, Lawrence C., (1919-2022), Charleston, WV. West Virginia Section. Member 1949

August 2022 Obituaries

Baum, James R., (1930-2022), Paradise Valley, AZ. Arizona Section. Membership 1961

Carr, Glenn L., (1941-2022), Denton, TX. North Texas Section. Membership 1980

Chander, Vijaya A. (1948-2022), Martinez, GA. Central Sav River Area Section. Membership 1975

Chandran, Ram, (1948-2022), Flint, MI. Saginaw Valley Section. Membership 1981
 
Cherian, Kochukunju K., (1942-2022), Palos Heights, IL. Chicago Section. Membership 1978
 
Corley, Ralph C. (1931-2022), Wyoming, OH. Cincinnati Section. Membership 1957
 
Davison, Gary A. (1954-2022), Katy, TX. South Texas Section. Membership 1979

De Bever, Bruce J., (1935-2022), Boulder, CO. Colorado Section. Membership 1971

Engler Jr., Martin R., (1924-2022), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Membership 1960
 
Getchell, Jeffrey J., (1945-2022), Beverly Hills, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Membership 1975
 
Gore, Richard L., (1946-2022), Davie, FL. Palm Beach Section. Membership 1971

Gray, Foster, (1931-2022), Round Rock, TX. Central Texas Section. Membership 1966

Guernsey, Jr., Curtis H., (1924-2022), Oklahoma City, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Membership 1946

Hawks, Victor R., (1924-2022), Metairie, LA. New Orleans Section. Membership 1965

Johnson, Harry J., (1918-2022), West Paterson, NJ. North Jersey Section. Membership 1947

Kee, Orron E., (1935-2022), Alexandria, VA. Washington DC Section. Membership 1957

Lubieniecki, Valdemar M., (1929-2022), Skaneateles, NY. Syracuse Section. Membership 1962

Maxton, Ralph, (1938-2022), Cape Girardeau, MO. Paducah Section. Membership 1960

Melin, John L., (1961-2022), Toms River, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Membership 1984

Pflederer, Fred, (1928-2022), Stamford, CT. Fairfield County Section. Membership 1953

Potter, Richard C., (1935-2022), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Membership 1972

Rutt, John S., (1938-2022), Schofield, WI. Milwaukee Section. Membership 1960
 
Sabol, Michael O., (1939-2022), Florence, NJ. Greater Trenton Section. Membership 1964

Stiber, John A., (1940-2022), Chicago, IL. Chicago Section. Membership 1963
 
Tine, Sebastian D., (1927-2022), Duluth, GA. Atlanta Section. Membership 1948

Weber, John, (1946-2022), Milan, IL. Northeast Iowa Section. Membership 1979
 
Webster, William R. (1943-2022), Prescott, AZ. Arizona Section. Membership 1965
 

July 2022 Obituaries

Bosley, Howard E., (1938-2022), Great Bend, KS. Central Kansas Section. Member 1961

Cross Jr., Wiley E., (1930-2022), Mechanicsville, VA. Central Virginia Section. Member 1959

Debra, Daniel B., (1930-2022), Los Altos, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1964

Eisenhaure, David, (1945-2022), Cohasset, MA. Boston Section. Member 1986

Fox, Herbert, (1939-2022), New Rochelle, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1979

Gifford, Douglas N., (1935-2022), Carol Stream, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1959

Lembcke. Robert M., (1952-2022), Pensacola, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1975

Maclean, Walter M., (1924-2022), Sea Cliff, NY, Long Island Section. Member 1957

Robe, Thurlow R., (1934-2022), Salem, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1966

Sickles, Willard, (1953-2022), Dalton, PA. Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section. Member 1976

Soedel, Werner, (1936-2022), West Lafayette, IN. Central Indiana Section. Member 1967

Ternstrom, Ray G., (1929-2022, Walnut Creek, CA. Mt Diablo Section. Member 1971

Theisen, Kenneth, (1966-2022) Elk River, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 2003

Zuzack, William A., (1948-2022), Mechanicsburg, PA.  Susquehanna Section. Member 1978
 

 

June 2022 Obituaries

Anderson, Archie, (1937-2022), Goodrich, MI. Saginaw Valley Section. Member 1993

Brunkalla, Ronald L., (1937-2022), Tulsa, OK. Mid-Continent Section. Member 1976

Hernandez-Lopez, Wilfredo, (1929-2022), Mayaguez, PR. Florida Section. Member 1950

Hill, John L., (1928-2022), Albuquerque, NM. No Section. Member 1951

Hoeppner, David W., (1935-2022), Salt Lake City, UT. Utah Section. Member 1974

Lombardi, Paul J., (1939-2022), Saint Cloud, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1964

Marriott, Douglas L., (1939-2022), South Lebanon, OH, Cincinnati Section. Member 1982

Perez, Ecuardo H., (1939-2022), Miami. FL. Miami Section. Member 1967

Taggart, Ralph D., (1913-2022), Wellsville, NY. Olean Section. Member 1970

May 2022 Obituaries

Carr, Glenn L., (1941-2022), Denton, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1980

McDonald, Henry, (1937-2022), Chattanooga, TN. Chattanooga Section. Member 1974

McHugh, James H., (1932-2022), Champaign, IL. Central Illinois Section. Member 1958

Page, Kingman W., (1917-2022), Olean, NY. Olean Section. Member 1940

Ruberu, Ranjit, (1940-2022), McKinney, TX. North Texas Section. Member 2008

Stanton, Paul R., (1924-2022), Preston, CT. New London Section. Member 1949

April 2022 Obituaries

Chaikowski, Anthony F., (1921-2022), Leesburg, Fl. Florida Section. Member 1947

Clark, Jack E., (1912-2022). Waikanae, New Zealand. New Zealand Section. Member 1951

Engstrom, Roy E., (1937-2022) El Toro, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1977

Ewoldt, Robert, (1935-2022), Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1982

Ferguson, Charles, (1930-2022), Hernando, FL. Florida Section. Member 1962

Greengrove, Robert T., (1930-2022), Nutley, NJ. North New Jersey Section. Member 1953

Heacock, James H., (1925-2022), Seal Beach, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1949

Hellstrom, George, (1954-2022), Murray, UT. Utah Section. Member 1976

Nerem, Robert M., (1937-2022), Stone Mountain, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1973

Orthwein, William C., (1924-2022), Highland, IL. St. Louis Section. Member 1959

Percival, Worth H., (1919-2022), Fletcher, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1942

Simmons, Richard, (1949-2022), Austin, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1976

Stastny Jr., Eugene P., (1926-2022), Severna Park, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1950

Stroebl, Eugene, (1951-2022), Plymouth, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1974

Vinezeano, Anthony D., (1928-2022), Peotone, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1967

March 2022 Obituaries

Lawrence J. Wolf, DSc, P.E., an ASME member for 51 years, died on March 15, 2022 in Portland, Oregon.  He was 83 years old.

In 2008, he was recognized as a Life Fellow of the ASME receiving an Engineering VISION Award from Engineering.com. He was an ASME representative to ABET, served on the Council on Education, and was a contrubutor to Vision 2030, a study whose purpose was to stimulate thinking and motivate action on the future of mechanical engineering education.

Dr. Wolf received his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering and his DSc in structural engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. He had been an engineer with Chevron, Monsanto, McDonnell Douglas, and Boeing, and a visiting scientist in residence at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. He held active P.E. registrations in Missouri and Oregon.

He began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley then became an associate professor at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia from 1972 to 1974. He was appointed Dean at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, directing a joint project with MIT in Iran, after which he returned to St. Louis in 1975 as the Associate Dean of Instruction.

He headed the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and Supervision at Purdue University, Calumet, from 1978 to 1980, then served for ten years as the Dean of the College of Technology of the University of Houston. After a sabbatical year working on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, he moved to Oregon to become the 4th President of the Oregon Institute of Technology and was recognized as a Distinguished Service Professor of the Oregon University System. Dr. Wolf retired from administration in 1998.

Larry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara; his children, Theresa, Carl, and Lawrence; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Copa, Mario M., (1950-2022), La Paz, BOL. Bolivia Section. Member 1998

Galante, James J., (1945-2022) Falmouth, ME. Northern New England Section. Member 2005

Harris, George N., (1920-2022), Oregon, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1943

Hai, Richard B., (1937-2022), Stuart, FL. Palm Beach Section. Member 2013

Hutcheson Jr., Robert S., (1957-2022), Cookeville, TN. Nashville Section. Member 1983

Kennedy, William G., (1920-2022), Hartford, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1942

Lones, Joe J., (1933-2022), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1972

McConkey Jr., James F., (1932-2022), Derwood, MD. Washington DC Section. Member 1963

McMahon, Shaun T., (1965-2022), Buenos Aires, ARG, Argentina Section. Member 2004

Prasad, Marehalli, (1950-2022), Maplewood, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member1981

Ratterree, Hulic B., (1932-2022), Rock Hill, SC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1957

Walker, Jr, M. Lucius, (1936-2022), Marina del Ray, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1961

Wildin, Maurice, (1935=2022), Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1961

Febuary 2022 Obituaries

Badgley, Robert H., (1938-2022), Round Rock, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1967

Cordano Jr., John A., (1923-2022), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1948

Cushman, Robert A., (1929-2022), Condon, MT. Montana Section. Member 1951

Depalma, James P., (1944-2022), Aiken, SC. Central Savanah River Area Section. Member 1991

Farrell, Ronald, (1958-2022), Apex, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1981
 
Holman, Emerson D., (1924-2022), Newark, OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 1949
 
Hunt, Charles, (1944-2022), Canton, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1966
 
Jeglic, Frank, (1934-2022), Alliance, OH. Canton-All-Mass Section. Member 1965
 
Leach, James W. (1939-2022), Raleigh, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1970
 
Loviska, Timothy R., (1950-2022), Dexter, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1980
 
Mackey, John R., (1928-2022), Lachine, QC, CAN. Quebec Section. Member 1968
 
Mayer, Robert E., (1950-2022), Tonawanda, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1973
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Novak, Lajos, (1927-2022), Pt. Charlotte, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1970
 
Paragian, Thomas, (1933-2022), Hellertown, PA. Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section. Member 1965

January 2022 Obituaries

Franz-Josef Kahlen, Ph.D., died suddenly on January 6, 2022. He was 56. Kahlen was a member of ASME since 1995 and served on several committees and project teams.

Dr. Kahlen was an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. His research interests were in the visualization of system complexity, performance, and risks, and manufacturing research based on using lasers as production tools.

Among his many contributions to ASME, Dr. Kahlen served as Group Leader for the Middle East & Africa Region, and on the International Regions Committee under the Member Development and Engagement Sector. He was active on numerous technical committees and IMECE committees and will be remembered for his many contributions to ASME’s District J and the MEA region. More recently, he served on the ASME Nominating Committee from July 2020-June 2021.

He held a Dipl-Ing degree from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, a MSc from the University of Tennessee, and Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida.

Dr. Kahlen is survived by his wife and four children.  

Banta, Andrew, (1938-2021), Fort Bragg, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1971

Batdorf, Samuel B., (1914-2021), Orange, CA Orange County Section. Member 1953

Belcher, Alan E., (1929-2021), Barre, VT. Green Mountain Section. Member 1966

Bouick, James B., (1932-2021), Belmont, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1955

Cartwright, Robert, (1946-2021), Omaha, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1976

Cavell, Walter E. (1918-2021), Gaffney, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1952

Coppedge, Carl (1945-2021), Brewer, ME. Northern New England Section. Member 1999

Doyle Jr., George, (1943-2021), Dayton, OH. Dayton Section. Member 1978

Fryer, Donald M., (1932-2021), Fairview, PA, Erie Section. Member 1975

Furlong, Thomas F. (1927-2021), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1953

Guice, Walter L. (1948-2021), Longview, TX. North Texas Section, Member 1974

Hafer, A.A., (1924-2021), Greenville, SC, Greenville Section. Member 1951

Hantman, Robert G., (1941-2021), Exeter, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1975

Hedrick, Gary, (1949-2021), Charlotte, NC, Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1982

Hickey, Gerald F., (1924-2021), Asheville, NC, Greenville Section, Member 1947

Hoffman, Alonzo L, (1927-2021), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1952

Howorth, Robert W., (1918-2021), Greenville. SC. Greenville Section. Member 1941

Hurt, William R., (1931-2021), Moore, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1955

Jennings, Uei P., (1913-2021), Hendersonville, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1937

Kaminski, Henry L., (1923-2021) Taylors, SC., Greenville Section. Member 1947

Leavengood Sr., William H., (1925-2021), Greenville, SC., Greenville Section. Member 1948

Lollis, H. Eugene, (1924-2021), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1957

Lynch, Ridgeway T., (1915-2021), Fairview, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1948

Mattingly, Jack (1943-2021), Cave Creek, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1990

Nabow, Stanley E. (1926-2021), Spartanburg, SC, Greenville Section. Member 1949

Nall, Kenneth L., (1931-2021), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1958

Nash Jr., Thomas H. (1922-2021), Columbus, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1951

Reed, Karl F., (1921-2021), Asheville, NC, Greenville Section. Member 1944

Rice, Norman D., (1917-2021), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1939

Teed, Richard K., (1928-2021), Greenwood, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1951

Tone, Frederick F. (1912-2021), Taylors, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1949

Wallace, Robert F. (1921-2021), Spartanburg, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1947

Webb, Richard (1961-2021), Moore, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1985

December 2021 Obituaries

Karl Geoca, a member of ASME since 1952 and a past governor of the Society, passed away on December 15, 2021, at the age of 91 at his home in Spring, Texas.
 
Karl was a skilled engineer, successful entrepreneur, savvy investor, and committed volunteer. But what gave him the most joy was his family. He was a dedicated and deeply loved husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend.
 
Karl was born in Oneida, New York. He graduated from Clarkson College and joined the U.S. Navy, ultimately reaching the rank of Lt. Cmdr. Karl met Shirley Wallace while on active duty, and they were married for 64 years.
 
Karl worked at Shell Oil Co. for 40 years, where he was known for foresight, skill, and mentorship. Karl served on the ASME Board of Governors from 1990 to 1992 and was chair of the Petroleum Division. ASME established the Geoca Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award is his honor.
 
After retirement from Shell, Karl and his son Tom took over and built up South Coast Hydraulics.
He also served on the Parish Council for the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Houston, and he was president of the AHEPA 29 Educational Foundation.

Anglin, Donald L., (1937-2021), Honolulu, HI. Hawaii Section. Member 1971

Astley, Benjamin P., (1912-2021), East Haven, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1958

Botwinik, Norman I., (1916-2021), Homden, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1943

Cannon, Dennis J., (1941-2021), College Place, WA. Columbia Basin Section, Member 1964

Chum, Ka Ping, (1950-2021), Scarborough, ON, CAN, Ontario Section, Member 1984

Connors, John W., (1923-2021), Wethersfield, CT, Hartford Section, Member 1948

Crossley, F.R. Erskine, (1915-2021), North Branford, CT, Hartford Section, Member 1944
   
Degiovanni, Felix, (1937-2021), Middle Village, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1967

Densmore, Robert H., (1921-2021), Ripon, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1972

Eke, Fidelis, (1944-2021), Gold River. CA. Sacramento, S N Section. Member 1977

Granata, Michael A. (1965-2021), Gilroy. CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1995
 
Karnkowski, Tadeusz, (1917-2021), New Haven, CT, New Haven Section. Member 1960

Lavagnino, Albert, (1920-2021), Great Falls, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1950

Maeckel, Gene E., (1932-2021), Poth. TX, San Antonio Section. Member 1953

Mason Jr., James A., (1934-2021). Webster, NY. Rochester Section. Member 1956

McCaffray Jr., Charles E., (1939-2021), Cockeysville. MD. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1991

Nord, Erling C. (1921-2021), Killingworth, CT, New Haven Section. Member 1952

Richter, Jerry G. (1924-2021), State College, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1954

Rose, Edgar (1926-2021), Highland Park, IL. Chicago Section, Member 1948

Vaughan III, Robert G., (1938-2021), Kensington, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1963

Wasz, Glenn L., (1931-2021), Irvine, CA. Orange County Section, Member 1962

Wilson Jr, Mason P., (1933-2021), Punta Gorda, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1962

Yavuzkurt, Savas, (1951-2021), Lemont, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1982

November 2021 Obituaries

James A. Mason Jr., a devoted member of ASME and an ASME Fellow, died of natural causes on November 9, 2021, at the age of 87.
 
Jim was born and raised in Belleville, Ill. where he met his wife of over 65 years, Mary. In 1964, Jim moved his family to Webster, NY where he embarked on a 31 year decorated career with Xerox Corporation where he had held several management positions in materials and process development, advanced manufacturing engineering, plant engineering, and components manufacturing before retiring in 1995.
 
His passion for engineering led him to join ASME while as a student at the University of Notre Dame where he served as the treasurer and chair of the student section. This would be the start of a long and fruitful membership in ASME where he chaired numerous committees and conferences during his 65 years of association with ASME.  
 
Jim served as Secretary and Treasurer of ASME from 1996-2001. He also held leadership positions on the Committee on Program Review from 1989-94, the Committee on Finance and Investment from 1990-96, and the Committee on Staff from 1996-2001.  He was the recipient of the ASME Centennial Award in 1980, elected as a Fellow in 1992, and received the ASME Dedicated Service Award in 1999.
 
Jim served as a volunteer on ASME staff as project manager in developing career guidance for minority and women junior high school students. He also served as a charter member of the steering committee that founded ASME’s Minority Engineering Education effort.
 
Jim was a proud alum of the University of Notre Dame where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He later earned a graduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University.

Armenakas, Anthony E., (1924-2021), Athens 15234, GRC. No Section, Member 1967

Aung, Kendrick, (1961-2021), Beaumont, TX. Sabine Section. Member 1996

Blache, E.J., (1930-2021), Bay Saint Louis, Mobile-Gulf Coast Section. Member 1966

Cowle, Edward S., (1948-2021), Las Vegas, NV. Silver State Section. Member 1988

Flanders, Harry E., (1940-2021), Pensacola, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1972

Friederichs, Jerome M., (1925-2021), Bellevue, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1950

Greene Jr., Arthur W., (1924-2021), Louisville, KY. Louisville Section. Member 1950

Iglinski, Wojciech J., (1936-2021), Toronto, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1991

Johnson, Raymond F., (1936-2021), Belmont, MA. Boston Section. Member 1959

Moses, William M., (1954-2021), Macon, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1977

Nadeau, Mary, (1945-2021), Aiken, SC. Central Savannah River Area Section. Member 1985

Orbovic, Nebojsa, (1962-2021), Ottawa, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 2016

Peare, Henry J.S., (1925-2021), West Sussex, GBR. United Kingdom Section. Member 1967

Salemi, John V., (1940-2021), Kingwood, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1965

Saravanamuttoo, Hi H., (1933-2021), Ottawa, ON, CAN. Ontario Section, Member 1959

Seiner, John P., (1930-2021), West Caldwell, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1953

Tan, Chor W., (1936-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1981

Taylor, Peter N., (1939-2021), Kalaheo, HI. Hawaii Section. Member 1969

October 2021 Obituaries

Chor Weng Tan, Ph.D., former managing director of Education at ASME, died on October 1, 2021, in La Jolla, California at the age of 85.

Dr. Tan was born in China on April 20, 1936. He was raised and attended primary and high school in Malaysia. After one year of college in Singapore, he continued his education in the United States, receiving his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Evansville in 1959 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Illinois in 1963.

From 1963 to 1989, Dr. Tan was associated with The Cooper Union in New York City, first as assistant professor and later as the Dean of the School of Engineering. He initiated the practice-oriented Master of Engineering program and founded the Cooper Union Research Foundation, by which students worked on and received funding for research-oriented projects for private industry. 
 
In 1989 Dr. Tan accepted an assignment as Program Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), where he selected recipients of the Presidential Young Investigators Awards, allowing some of the nation’s best young scientists and engineers to pursue research and development in their chosen fields.
 
Between 1991 and 2004, Dr. Tan served as managing director for Education at ASME. He solicited numerous research and study projects from the NSF, the United Engineering Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and ASME Research Foundation. He launched the ASME Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training Academy and convened the first national meeting of ME Department Heads, known as ASME Engineering Education Leadership Summit.
 
In 2005, as a consultant to ASME, Dr. Tan played an important role in taking the ASME Engineering Education Leadership Summit to China, leading to the signing of an official Agreement of Cooperation between ASME and the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
  
After retiring at the end of 2005, Dr. Tan redirected his attention to charity.  He initiated a project in Yunnan, China to provide scholarships to ethnic minority female students enabling them to continue their high school and college education.
 
Dr. Tan is survived by his wife, Yulin, and two sons.

The Tan Family has requested those who wish to express sympathy to join with them in donating to the ASME Foundation to support a scholarship in Chor’s honor. Please write “the  Chor Weng Tan Scholarship” in the Designation line. 


Stuart W. Cameron, CEng, MBE, former member of the ASME Board of Governors (2017-2020) and an ASME Fellow, died on October 7, 2021, in his homeland of Scotland at the age of 75.
 
Cameron rose from humble beginnings as an apprentice in John Brown’s Shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland, later to become one of the key engineers in boiler and the pressure vessel industry as chief engineer for Doosan Babcock. Upon retiring from Doonan Babcock in 2010, he was retained as a consultant until his untimely passing.
 
Professor Cameron was an active member of ASME having served on the Section I Committee on Power Boilers; the Sub-Group on Fabrication and Examination of Section I; vice chair of the Board on Strategic Initiatives of the Council for Standards and Certification; and chair of the McDonald Mentoring Committee. He was also a member of the Committee of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Conformity Assessment, and a member of the Council on Standards and Certification. But it was his place as the very first Scot on the ASME Board of Governors that he probably took most delight in.
 
Cameron was a recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award and was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which is the highest engineering accolade in the UK. He served as a visiting professor to the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Strathclyde and was awarded the national honor of being a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for voluntary services to mechanical engineering and for sponsoring over one hundred young engineers to gain Chartered Engineer status. His volunteering also extended to his involvement in STEM projects with Primary Engineer, working with schools to encourage young people to pursue engineering as a career.

Ackerman, Rene J., (1937-2021), Kiawah Island, SC. Charleston Section. Member 1993

Anderson, Clayton J., (1963-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1995

Anderson, Donald, (1924-2021), Swords County, Dublin, IRL. United Kingdom Section. Member 1968

Antosch, Ronald A., (1942-2021), Canton, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1976

Bailey, Fred, (1925-2021), New London, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1949

Baker, Mary, (1944-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1974

Boehm, John C., (1918-2021), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1946

Burgett, Lee W., (1939-2021), La Crosse, WI.  La Crosse Section. Member 1963

Burlingham Jr., Charles M., (1928-2021), Naperville, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1952

Chapman, Dan., (1958=2021), Coquitlam, BC. British Columbia Section. Member 2012

Coffey, James F., (1926-2021), Dayton, OH. Dayton Section. Member 1952

Dosdourian, Michael J., (1945-2021), Irvine, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1999

Dowson, Duncan, (1928-2021), Leeds Ls168dq, GBR. United Kingdom Section. Member 1959

Doyle, Harry E., (1917-2021), Austin, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1957

Eustis, John N., (1924-2021), Easton, MD. Delaware Section. Member 1949

Fish, Curtis R., (1949-2021), Memphis, TN. Memphis-Mid South Section. Member 1975

Fletcher, G. Louis, (1934-2021), Redlands, CA. California Inland Section. Member 1956

Green, Allen T., (1934-2021), Carmichael, CA. Sacramento S N Section. Member 1989

Griffith, Norman N., (1926-2021), Jacksonville, FL. Northeast Florida Section. Member 1959

Gyllstrom, Richard G., (1935-2021), Minneapolis, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1957

Iglesias, Santiago, (1932-2021), Parsippany, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1964
                                        
Iwasaki, Cedric, (1937-2021), Rolling Hills Estate, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1963

Jackson, Donald A., (1936-2021), Bradford, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1958

Kefalos, Stanley G., (1922-2021), Plant City, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1972

Kennemer, Robert E., (1920-2021), Peoria, IL. Central Illinois Section. Member 1964

Kittredge, William R., (1922-2021), Yorba Linda, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1948

Klamecki, Barney E., (1943-2021), Minneapolis, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1971

Kline, Leo V., (1929-2021), Saratoga, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1956

Lateef, Faizan, (1951-2021), Calgary, AB, CA. Southern Alberta Section. Member 2005

Levitt, Donal J., (1926-2021), Marshall, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1954

Lewis, Bruce Neil, (1936-2021), Kennett, MO. Paducah Section. Member 1958

Lisauskas, Saul P., (1944-2021), Encinitas, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1977

Malek, Jerome W., (1926-2021), Boynton Beach, FL. Palm Beach Section. Member 1947

Mansfield, Malcolm B., (1929-2021), Bluffton, SC. Savannah Section. Member 1969

Marx, John H., (1924-2021), Queensland, AUS. Australia Section. Member 1972

McLean, Arthur, (1929-2021), Oceanside, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1960

Mende, Robert G., (1926-2021), Pompton Plains, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1968

Miller, Robert S., (1913-2021), Gladwyne, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1946

Ojha, Matadial, (1954-2021), Mississauga, ON CAN, Ontario Section. Member 1994

Over, Anthony, (1923-2021), Cockeysville, MD, Baltimore Section. Member 1949

Parker, Richard E B., (1924-2021) Doylestown, PA. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1945

Pennell Jr., Franklin H., (1936-2021), Newtown Square, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1969

Pfender, Emil, (1925-2021), Minneapolis, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1969

Quan, Dick (1925-2021), Islington, ON CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1949

Reightley, Donald R., (1930-2021), Corrales, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1958

Roos, Charles H., (1930-2021), Glen Falls, NY. Hudson Mohawk Section. Member 1951

Root, Edmund C., (1936-2021), Oklahoma City, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1970

Sabado, Maurice M., (1941-2021), La Jolla, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1980

Seide, Paul, (1926-2021), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1955

Smietanski, Richard A., (1948-2021), Lockport, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1974

Stieg, Robert W., (1918-2021), Cornwall, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1941

Stone Jr., Junius B., (1938-2021), Texarkana, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1967

Sullivan, James M., (1933-2021), Springfield, AR. Arkansas Section. Member 1969

Sundberg, Henry L., (1927-2021), Longmeadow, MA. Western Massachusetts Section. Member 1953

Tabony, John H., (1944-2021), Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge Section. Member 1968

Tseng, Mitchell M., (1947-2021), Kowloon, HKG. Hong Kong Section. Member 1976
Valentin Jr., John E C., (1923-2021), Englishtown, NJ. Mid New Jersey Section. Member 1961

Wieland, David A., (1941-2021), Cedar Falls, IA. Central Iowa Section. Member 1968

Wilson Jr., James R., (1925-2021), Garberville, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1946

Ziada, Samir R., (1949-2021), Hamilton, ON CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1984

September 2021 Obituaries

 

Baher, Bernard H., (1920-2021), Avon, MA. Boston Section. Member 1979

Belcher, Larry C., (1936-2021), N. Richland Hills, TX. West Texas Section. Member 1959

Benvenuto, Lew R., (1926-2021), London, ON, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1966

Blanchard Jr., Howard J., (1934-2021), Gonzales, LA. Baton Rouge Section. Member 1956

Bode, John H., (1941-2021), Eden Prairie, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1977

Bonner, Joseph A., (1929-2021), Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1968

Bornemisza, Tibor G., (1930-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1967

Bowling, George W., (1938-2021), Chesterfield, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1960

Cerny, John C., (1930-2021), Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1968

Chen, Shoei-sheng, (1940-2021), Laguna Niguel, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1972

Chervitz, Jerrold I., (1941-2021), Saint Louis, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1964

Chevalier, James L., (1942-2021), Central Valley, NY. Mid-Hudson Section. Member 1971

Conte, Gaeton V., (1949-2021), Birmingham, AL. Birmingham Section. Member 1972

Cook, William J., (1929-2021), Downers Grove, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1963

DeVerter, Paul L., (1932-2021), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1954

Dowell, Robert W., (1929-2021), Omaha, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1955

Drucker, Francisco, (1902-2021), Col Del Valle, MEX. Mexico Section. Member 1952

Ellis, James W., (1946-2021), Mechanicsville, VA. Central Virginia Section. Member 1969

Eppich, John D., (1936-2021), Mission Viejo, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1968

Erbland, Thomas J., (1926-2021), Amherst, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1951

Fuqua, Jerry W., (1948-2021), Olive Branch, MS. Memphis-Mid South Section. Member 1972

Gadalla, Mohamed, (1952-2021), Sharjah, ARE. United Arab Emirates Section. Member 1987

Gainey, Richard T., (1926-2021), Torrance, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1952

Gamboa, Francisco R., (1901-2021), Santiago, CHL. Chile Section. Member 1938

Gibboney, James L., (1910-2021), Naples, FL. Florida Section. Member 1946

Hays, Donald F., (1929-2021), Waterford Township, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1962

Huber Jr., William W., (1937-2021), Westlake Village, CA. Channel Islands Section. Member 1960

Hughes, Thomas, (1934-2021), Lambertville, MI. NW Ohio Section. Member 1957

Jarett, Robert M., (1940-2021), Bradford, PA. Olean Section. Member 1963

Johnson, Martin H., (1922-2021), Elizabethton, TN. Holston Section. Member 1987

Koehn, Helmut, (1929-2021), Bethel, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1952

Kunkel, Paul, (1926-2021), Sandy, UT. Utah Section. Member 1950

Langston, W.H., (1962-2021), Lubbock, TX. Panhandle Plains Section. Member 1986

Leone Jr., Frank, (1936-2021), Los Gatos, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1958

Mack, Donald W., (1929-2021), Covington, LA. New Orleans Section. Member 1958

Mahlab, Salim S., (1919-2021), Great Neck, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1942

Manoff, Mark., (1938-2021), Seal Beach, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1966

McCabe, Warren L., (1930-2021), Rochester, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1968

Mulvey, Edward T., (1927-2021), Apex, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1949

Nickerson, Eric, (1947-2021), Milford, NH, Northern New England Section. Member 1969

Nordin, Obert L., (1918-2021), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1942

Panico, John R., (1948-2021), Lancaster, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1990

Patterson, Robert W., (1922-2021), Park Ridge, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1948

Perrone, Nicholas, (1930-2021), Cherry Hill, NJ. Philadelphia Section. Member 1957

Phillips, Clifford A., (1919-2021), South Pasadena, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1942

Powell, Chris D., (1949-2021), Zoar, OH. Canton-All-Mass Section. Member 1974

Quisenberry, Orval L., (1921-2021), Kingsport, TN. Holston Section. Member 1967

Rasper, Mark J., (1957-2021), Oshkosh, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1987

Ratcliff Jr, Edward H., (1944-2021), Cynthiana, KY. Bluegrass Section.  Member 1968

Reed, Ray P., (1927-2021), Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Section. Member 1961

Sann, Robert I., (1929-2021), Clearwater, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1955

Scheffer, Robert L., (1941-2021), Lake Alfred. FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1967

Shrader, Russell L., (1936-2021), San Antonio, TX. San Antonio Section. Member 1960

Smelewicz, Alan, (1957-2021), Charlton, MA. Worcester Section. Member 1983

Stanmore, Leon K., (1925-2021, Dallas, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1968

Stronach, Charles G., (1941-2021), Bellingham, WA. Salish Sea Section. Member 1981

Stroud, William S., (1928-2021), Kingsport, TN, Holston Section. Member 1950

Swanson, Eric W., (1938-2021), Monroe, VA. Virginia Section. Member 1977

Swenson, Donald O., (1937-2021), Overland Park, KS. Kansas City Section. Member 1967

Teer, Bill, (1934-2021), Fairfax, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1956

Thacher, Eric F., (1936-2021), Potsdam, NY. Syracuse Section, Member 1987

Traffas, Wayne H., (1936-2021), Knoxville, TN. East Tennessee Section. Member 1959

Tyler, Wilson, (1947-2021), Manchester, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1997

Ward, Richard L., (1933-2021), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1961

Williams, Bernard J., (1925-2021), Media, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1959

Willus, Charles A., (1942-2021), Newtown, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1972

Ziegler, Richard A., (1945-2021), Montclair, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1968

August 2021 Obituaries

Melvin J. “Mel” Helmich, P.E., an ASME Fellow, and member of the Central Ohio Section, died on August 29^th in Mount Vernon, OH. He was 96 years old.

After serving in the 100^th Engineering Division of the U.S. Army during WWII, Helmich enrolled at Purdue University in 1946. He was one of the last engineers to graduate with a degree in Railway Mechanical Engineering. Following graduation, he joined Cooper-Bessemer, and worked in their Locomotive and Marine Engine Department.

Helmich was one of two central figures in the Cooper-Bessemer/General Electric engine development program. As manager, he worked closely with James C. Rhoades, who was GE’s locomotive engine program manager from its inception in 1948.

As a result of their work, GE announced a new 7FDL engine and its first domestic diesel-electric locomotive, the U25B. The 16-cylinder engine design that Helmich and Rhoades worked on went into production in 1960 at 2500 traction horsepower and matured to 4400 by late 1993. The GE 7FDL engine is still in production today.
Helmich held numerous positions within Cooper Energy Systems over a 40-year career until his retirement in 1991.

In addition to being named a Fellow of ASME in 1975, Helmich was the recipient of the Internal Combustion Engine Award in 1971 and was presented with the ASME Dedicated Service Award in 1998.

 

Nathan H. Hurt, P.E., ASME Past President (1991-1992), former member of the Board of Governors, and an Honorary Member of the Society, died on August 1^st in Lake Havasu City, AZ.  He was 100 years old.
 
Mr. Hurt, an ASME Fellow, was an active, dedicated, and beloved member of the Society for over seventy-five years, having served in leadership roles on the General Engineering Technical Group, Management Division, Committee of Past Presidents, and Committee on Organization and Rules.  He received the ASME Dedicated Service Award in 1994.
 
A licensed professional engineer, he began his career at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1947.  During his 40 years with the company, he was involved in the construction and operation of plants to produce polyvinyls, polyesters, rubber chemicals and synthetic rubber.  He held several engineering and plant management positions; and served as program director for the design, construction, and training of operating management for a synthetic rubber plant in Brazil for Petrobras, the Brazilian government-owned petroleum company.
 
When Goodyear formed a subsidiary, Goodyear Atomic Corporation, to fulfill a contract with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission for the operation of a new uranium enrichment facility, Hurt was manager of engineering during the facility design and construction.  Later he was deputy general manager and, subsequently, the corporation’s president and general manager.
 
After retiring from Goodyear in 1987, Hurt joined Los Alamos Technical Associates in its Denver office as director of marketing and projects.  His responsibilities included managing an office in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and projects at several other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites.  He later joined IDM Environmental Corp.’s Oak Ridge office as vice president, southeast region.  In this position, he was responsible for the decontamination and demolition of facility projects at several DOE sites.  He concluded his career as a consultant on uranium enrichment and radioactive cleanup.
 
He was also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and a member of the American Nuclear Society, and the American Society for Engineering Management.  Following his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he attended the University of Colorado where he earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Attiani, John P., (1932-2021), Malvern, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1976

Bellinger, Lorentz D., (1908-2021), Newport News, VA. Eastern Virginia Section. Member 1929

Blose, Thomas L., (1912-2021), Houston, TX. Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1955

Bortz, Arthur B., (1924-2021), Mohegan Lake, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1951

Brunegraff, Bernard O, (1925-2021), Pensacola, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1951

Di Taranto, Rocco A., (1926-2021), Chester, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1951

DiBoli Jr, Wallace B., (1923-2021), Saint Louis, MO, St. Louis Section. Member 1957

Dumont, Richard, (1962-2021), Acworth, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1985

Eldred, Clarence L., (1924-2021), Spring, TX. Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1953

Fastabend, John H., (1929-2021), Richland, WA. Columbia Basin Section. Member 1966

Garside, Kenneth, (1957-2021), Annandale, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1996

Gebhart, Benjamin, (1923-2021), Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1954

Halverstadt, Robert D., (1920-2021), New Canaan, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1951

Hambleton, Warner V., (1918-2021), Spring, TX. Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1943

Hauth, Jerry L., (1944-2021), Broken Arrow, OK. Mid Continent Section. Member 1972

Hedden, Owen F., (1930-2021), Fort Worth, TX. West Texas Section. Member 1958

Hill, Jeffrey, (1963-2021), Kinston, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1987

Hollenbach, Robert Z., (1918-2021), Lowell, MA. Boston Section. Member 1966

Hurt, Nathan H., (1921-2021), Lake Havasu City, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1947

Impagliazzo, Abraham M., (1913-2021), Walpole, MA. Boston Section. Member 1936

Kishibay, Charles O., (1920-2021), Trumbull, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1943

Knowles, Asa S. (1909-2021), Boston, MA. Boston Section. Member 1944

Law, John D., (1936-2021), Edmonton, AB CAN, Northern Alberta Section. Member 1982

Liljestrand, Walter E., (1915-2021), Houston, TX, Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1967

Lobay, Ivan, (1911-2021), West Haven, CT. Westchester County Section. Member 1964

Macgregor, Robert K., (1940-2021), Tucson, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1968

May, Earl L., (1936-2021), Irwin, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 2005

McClenathan II, Robert C., (1921-2021), Westport, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1951

Milner, James L., (1934-2021), Sheridan, WY. Centennial Section. Member 1976

Neitlich, Irving M., (1917-2021), Stamford, CT, Fairfield County Section. Member 1965

Nowak, Welville B., (1921-2021), West Newton, MA. Boston Section. Member 1973

Overbagh, John S., (1917-2021), Hingham, MA. Boston Section. Member 1941

Pawlowski, Bruno J., (1919-2021), Middleton, MA. Boston Section. Member 1945

Pedell, Melvin H., (1919-2021), South Easton, MA. Boston Section. Member 1967

Remillard, Raymond J., (1917-2021), Brewster, MA. Boston Section. Member 1949

Rogers, Daniel M., (1939-2021), Melbourne Beach, FL. Canaveral Section. Member 1961

Rossettos, John N., (1932-2021), Winchester, MA. Boston Section. Member 1967

Sahm, Michael, (1957-2021), Canton, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1982

Scavullo, Joseph (1918-2021), Ventnor, NJ. Philadelphia Section. Member 1941

Sharpless. Eric (1933-2021), Newtown Square, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1958

Solorow, Russell S., (1920-2021), Bridgeport, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1943

Staszesky, Francis M., (1918-2021), Plymouth, MA. Boston Section. Member 1944

Stephenson, Revis L., (1910-2021), Shelton, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1938

Tippets, Frank E., (1927-2021), Oroville, CA. Sacramento S N Section. Member 1955

Tolman, Lee P., (1914-2021), Portsmouth, RI. Boston Section. Member 1946

Tribus, Myron., (1921-2021), Pensacola, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1944

Van Wezel, Myndert, (1908-2021), Wenham, MA, Boston Section. Member 1945

Wallace, Eugene T., (1920-2021), Spring, TX, Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1963

West, Roy J., (1929-2021), The Woodlands, TX. Northwest Houston Subsection. Member 1958

Willenbrock Jr., Arthur, (1923-2021), Ardsley, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1952

Wisotsky Sr., Serge, (1919-2021), Sharon, MA. Boston Section. Member 1982

Wolfe, Donald B., (1930-2021), Warminster, PA. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1952

Zehnder, Jurg P., (1938-2021), Ch 8142 Uitikon, CHE, Switzerland. Switzerland Section Member 1986

 

July 2021 Obituaries

Alford, Lynn O., (1925-2021), Warrenton, VA. Northern Virginia Section. Member 1954

Annas, Nick S., (1943-2021), Red Hook, NY Mid-Hudson Section. Member 1976

Barkhuff, Earl D., (1926-2021), Woodbridge, VA Northern Virginia Section. Member 1955

Bond, Richard C., (1932-2021), Dakota Dunes, SD, Nebraska Section. Member 1961

Brunner, Calvin R, (1938-2021), Ashburn, VA, Washington, DC Section Member 1961

Burman Jr, Richard L, (1968-2021), Mountain Top, PA, Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section Member 1995
 
Byer, Marshall, (1924-2021), Brighton, MI, Metro Detroit Section, Member 956
 
Campbell, Robert D., (1934-2021), Huntington Beach, CA, Orange County Section. Member 1961
 
Caronia, Anthony J. (1938-2021), Jackson, NJ, Mid Jersey Section. Member 1960
 
Charles, Emile S. (1944-2021), Port Of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Section. Member 1970
 
Crissy, Franklin E., (1921-2021), Stephens City, VA, Northern Virginia Section. Member 1952
 
Ely, Robert G., (1934-2021), Lexington, KY, Bluegrass Section. Member 1957
 
Gabler, Hampton, (1954-2021), Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Section. Member 1997
 
Harding, John R. C., (1932-2021), Calgary, CAN, Southern Alberta Section. Member 1968
 
Henson, Joe M., (1935-2021), Franklin, TN, Nashville Section. Member 1969
 
Jacobs, Wesley S., (1937-2021), Lakeway, TX, Central Texas Section. Member 1977
 
King, Charles P., (1934-2021), Mississauga, CAN, Ontario Section. Member 1964
 
Leeper, Charles K., (1923-2021), Middletown, VA, Northern Virginia Section. Member 1967
 
Matuseski, Timothy, (1960-2021), Davenport, IA, Northeast Iowa Section. Member 1985
 
Packer, Leo S., (1920-2021), Sperryville, VA, Northern Virginia Section. Member 1941
 
Rizzo, Fedelio F., (1942-2021), Scarsdale, NY, Westchester County Section. Member 1974
 
Roberts, William B., (1944-2021), Wellington, NV, Comstock Section. Member 1974
 
Schild, Roy C., (1924-2021), Berryville, VA, Northern Virginia Section. Member 1949
 
Sharbaugh, John E., (1930-2021), Acme, PA, Pittsburgh Section. Member 1952
 
Trieglaff, Ralf, (1966-2021), Hamburg, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. Member 2008
 

June 2021 Obituaries

Ignazio Joseph "Iggy" D'Agati, P.E., passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at Sunrise of Wayne assisted living in Wayne, NJ. He was 95.
 
Mr. D'Agati, a Life Fellow of ASME, was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived for many years in the Pine Lakes Section of Wayne. He is a graduate of NYU in New York City and went on to become a mechanical engineer. He joined ASME in 1956 and later served as vice president of ASME’s Region II from 1993-1996. He received the ASME Dedicated Service Award in 1999. D’Agati was a founder and partner in the engineering firm of E.D.C. Inc. of Ramsey (NJ).

D’Agati served in the US Army during World War II.  He was a member of St. Mary's R.C. Church in Pompton Lakes for over 50 years and sang in the choir. D'Agati had many hobbies and interests throughout his life, but his greatest love was for his beloved wife Lucille, their six children,11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Collins, Jack A. (1929-2021), Cave Creek, AZ.  Arizona Section. Member 1957.

Connors, Robert L. (1927-2021), Woodstock, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1947.

Foster, Henry O. (1929-2021), Greenville, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1957.

Heimann, Werner. (1921-2021), Lincolnwood, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1948.

Jankowski, Daniel F. (1936-2021), Tempe, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1970.

Kinnavy, Martin G. (1921-2021), Warren OH. Youngstown Section. Member 1960.

Martinec, Emil L. (1927-2021), Grand Rapids, MI. West Michigan Section. Member 1951.

McCain, Zack R. Jr. (1933-2021), Norman, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1979.

Meiers, Robert. (1958-2021), Chandler, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1986.

Morton, D. Keith. (1951-2021), Idaho Falls, ID. Idaho Section. Member 1990.

Siebert, Oliver W. (1924-2021), Ballwin, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1949.

Simitses, George J. (1932-2021), Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1977.

Takis, George M. Jr. (1927-2021), Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1954.

Walker, Grady C. (1925-2021), Carrollton, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1956.

Whitfield, Robert G. (1924-2021), Tucker, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1964.

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May 2021 Obituaries

Calvin (Charles) Brunner, P.E., passed away on May 10, 2021. He was 82. Brunner joined ASME in 1961 and became a Life Member of the Society in 2007.

A pioneering mechanical engineer, Brunner created incinerator systems and technology for waste treatment and disposal around the world.

In a career spanning over five decades, Brunner was an expert in designing incinerators that transformed waste into energy. In the United States alone, he was involved in the existence of 90 incinerators, which kept garbage from landfills and provided energy to thousands of homes.

His vast expertise was sought after as he consulted for governments, conducted seminars, gave lectures, and served as an expert witness. His work brought him all over the world, to nearly every continent.

A prolific writer, Brunner authored 13 textbooks on incineration which are still used today, including Incineration Systems Handbook, which is considered the industry's go-to reference.

Brunner credits his high school education at Bronx Science for helping to nurture his passion for engineering, reading, and mathematics. He earned degrees from the City College of New York and Penn State University.

Determined to give opportunities to future Bronx Science students, in 2016 he sponsored The Brunner Awards which provides financial stipends to students to pursue dreams they never imagined were possible.

Brunner is survived by his loving wife, Claire, and their three daughters.

 

Brown, David. (1937-2021), Sun City Center, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 2013.

Chamberland, Francis W. (1941-2021), Mystic, CT. New London Section. Member 1980.

Jordan, Duane. (1935-2021), Lubbock, TX. Pandhandle Plains Section. Member 1958.

Kemper, John D. (1924-2021), Medford, OR. Williamette Valley Section. Member 1955.

Kenyon, Richard A. (1933-2021), Hardy, VA. Virginia Section. Member 1966.

Lancey, Timothy W. (1939-2021), Fullerton, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1971.

Morrison, Bertram L. (1923-2021), Oakland, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1953.

Reid, Karl N. Jr. (1934-2021), Stillwater, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1964.

Ryba, Thomas C. (1955-2021), Crown Point, IN. Chicago Section. Member 1980.

Smith, Gary D. (1945-2021), Hunstville, AL. Member 1981.

Tucchio, Michael A. (1936-2021), Lyme, CT. New London Section. Member 1988.

Vago, George J. (1929-2021), West Orange, NJ. North New Jersey section. Member 1965.

Zelvin, Norman Y. (1929-2021), Eastchester, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1951. 

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April 2021 Obituaries

Gary David Smith died on April 17, 2021, in his hometown of Tullahoma, Tenneesee. He was 76 years old.
 
Smith was one of the founders of ASME’s Highland Rim Section and held several leadership positions at the local, regional and national levels of the Society. For six years he was secretary of the regional operating board overseeing ASME activities in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

In 1985, he served as an ASME Congressional Fellow and spent the year in Washington, D.C., as a science and engineering advisor to the Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd. In 1988, Smith was awarded the  ASME Meritorious Service Citation. He went on to serve as ASME Regional Vice President and as chair of ASME’s National Membership Development Committee.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he spent his childhood in Madison, Ind. and came to Tullahoma in 1963 as a co-op student from the University of Cincinnati. Upon graduating with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, he joined the ETF Research Branch at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). He then moved to the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) as a graduate student, receiving his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1971. While at UTSI he led a research section in the Energy Conversion Program and progressed over his 22 year career to become the Director of the Coal Fired Flow Facility and later the Special Assistant to the Dean.

Smith eventually left UTSI to become Special Assistant to the Vice President of Research as well as Director of Governmental Relations at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
 
Gary Smith is survived by his wife, Mary Alice, his three siblings, two sons, and seven grandchildren.
(Source: Tullahoma News – April 21, 2021)

Arnerich, Paul F. (1911-2021), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1969.

Ballentine, Allen P. (1921-2021), Atlantic Beach, FL. Northeast Florida Section. Member 1949.

Barkel, Donald J. (1934-2021), Zeeland, MI. West Michigan Section. Member 1990.

Blackwell, Neal E. (1955-2021), Fort Belvoir, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1993.

Bodlaender, Hans W. (1909-2021), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1950.

Bommarito, Isadore (1937-2021), Plymouth, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1961.

Cron, Erich L. (1938-2021), Palisade, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1960.

Davis, Timothy (1959-2021), Valhermoso Springs, AL. North Alabama Section. Member 2006.

Douglass, John Jr. (1927-2021), Wildwood, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1950.

Egermeier, Robert P. (1927-2021), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1957.

Falstad, Robert D. (1931-2021), Sterling, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1959.

Fisher, Oscar J. (1921-2021), Akron, OH. Akron Section. Member 1973.

Groff, Gerald C. (1934-2021), Cazenovia, NY. Syracuse Section. Member 1965.

Guinane, Jerry P. (1931-2021), Omaha, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1950.

Hawes, Raymond G. (1927-2021), Cheshire, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1950.

Hinton, Charles L. (1907-2021), Fredonia, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1930.

Hosteny, Joseph N. (1945-2021), Chicago, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1967.

Howell, Bennet D. (1925-2021), Siloam Springs, AR. Arkansas Section. Member 1950.

Kenfield, Kenneth R. (1924-2021), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1950.

Ker, Alan W. (1922-2021), Buffalo, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1945.

King, Francis K. (1941-2021), Portland, OR. Oregon Section. Member 1968.

Larson, Nils I. (1932-2021), Phoenix, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1958.

Leung, Paul (1923-2021), Glendale, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1953.

Lloyd, Robert R. (1917-2021), Newark, DE. Delaware Section. Member 1940.

Marshall, Charles A. (1941-2021), West Linn, OR. Oregon Section. Member 1968.

Martinez, Medardo M. (1931-2021), Missouri City, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1963.

Mosteller, William C. (1912-2021), Monrovia, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1949.

Neitz, John J. (1927-2021), Rochester, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1952.

Newland, David E. (1936-2021), Essex CB10 ISH. United Kingdom Section. Member 1963.

Ohl, Richard H. (1935-2021), Wind Lake, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1958.

Osborn, Henry H. (1926-2021), Lewisburg, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1950.

Pejovic, Stanislav T. (1933-2021), Mississuaga, ON. Ontario Section. Member 1984.

Poore, William H. (1926-2021), Tulsa, OK. Mid Continent Section. Member 1962.

Reisbig, R. Luther (1938-2021), Shepherdstown, WV. Baltimore Section. Member 1960.

Roberts, Daniel M. (1930-2021), Concord, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1968.

Schumacher, Brian D. (1944-2021), Alameda, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1973.

Scott, William J. (1924-2021), Waterloo, IA. Central Iowa Section. Member 1948.

Shanklin, III Richard V. III (1937-2021), McLean, VA. Washinton DC Section. Member 1959.

Stephens, Eugene G. Jr. (1919-2021), Novato, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1945.

Storch, Dana H. (1928-2021), Corvallis, OR. Williamette Valley Section. Member 1951.

Stowe, Douglas D. (1939-2021), Barrington, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1976.

Thomas, Dr. Frank A. (1924-2021), Beaumont, TX. Sabine Section. Member 1947.

Thorman, Baxter L. (1935-2021), Tulsa, OK. Mid Continent Section. Member 1961.

Vickry, William C. (1931-2021), Greenwell Springs, LA. Baton Rouge Section. Member 1960.

Wallis, Ronald N. (1938-2021), Navarre, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1960.

Walton, Richard (1973-2021), Wakefield, UK. United Kingdom Section. Member 2013.

White, John J. III (1939-2021), Columbus, OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 1978.

Wilson, Ronald L. (1933-2021), Durham, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1958.

Wittemann, Ross G. (1929-2021), Chicago, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1963.

Wong, Victor W. (1952-2021), Cambridge, MA. Boston Section. Member 1979.

Yontar, Mehmet (1924-2021), Berkeley Heights, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1953.

Zimmer, George A. (1921-2021), Ithaca, NY. Southern Tier Section. Member 1948.

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March 2021 Obituaries

 

Bennet, Edwin R. II (1946-2021), Big Bear City, CA. California Inland Section. Member 1968.

Blanton, James O. (1927-2021), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1951.

Brunt, William R. Jr. (1935-2021), Fort Erie, ON. Ontario Section. Member 1959.

Campbell, Olin R. Jr. (1934-2021), Philippi, WV. West Virginia Section. Member 1956.

Codiga, Richard M. (1937-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1958.

D’amico, Julian Jr. (1932-2021), Mooresville, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1957.

Danielson, Lincoln V. (1929-2021), Seekonk, MA. Boston Section. Member 1976.

Dixon, John J. (1911-2021), Charlotte, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1963.

Glassett, Roger M. (1954-2021), Merced, CA. Fresno-Madera Subsection. Member 1984.

Griffin, Michael. (1959-2021), Kingsport, TN. Holston Section. Member 1998.

Kam, Hon K. (1941-2021), Burlington, MA. Boston Section. Member 1985.

Knoedler, Elmer L. (1912-2021), Cornelius, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1941.

Kowalski, Sylvester J. (1929-2021), Punta Gorda, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1951.

May, Sherman. (1939-2021), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1970.

McDonald, James P. (1940-2021), Farmington Hills, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1970.

Nelson, Alan R. (1945-2021), Rockford, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1967.

Papazian, Jack. (1930-2021), Upper Saddle River, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1952.

Piness, George Jr. (1926-2021), Mill Valley, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1950.

Raven, Francis. (1928-2021), South Bend, IN. St. Joseph Valley Section. Member 1958.

Sessions, Doyle B. Jr. (1940-2021), Huntsville, AL. North Alabama Section. Member 1976.

Sills, Titus O. (1911-2021), Kannapolis, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1936.

Sorensen, Donald R. (1931-2021), Westminster, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1959.

Steinhauser, Anton L. (1914-2021), Charlotte, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1955.

Vohtz, Erik. (1929-2021), Dallas, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1959.

Walter, William C. (1935-2021), San Clemente, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1971.

Wilson, Charles J. (1934-2021), Cleveland Heights, OH. Member 1964.

Wirta, Roy W. (1921-2021), La Mesa, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1957.

Wolff, Thomas P. (1927-2021), Johnstown, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1961.

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February 2021 Obituaries

Ames, Robin W. (1982-2021), Morgantown, WV. West Virginia Section. Member 2017.

Bail, Marvin A. (1933-2021), Saint Paul, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1959.

Ball, Jeffrey. (1961-2021), Castle Rock, CO. Colorado Section. Member 2003.

Berger, Ronald J. (1944-2021), Lakewood, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1973.

Caruso, John. (1966-2021), Rosemont, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1988.

Capodice, Thomas J. (1934-2021), Chesterson, IN. St. Joseph Valley Section. Member 1990.

Craighead, Don. (1934-2021), Saint Paul, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 2016.

Danielsen, Arvid M. (1947-2021), Warrenton, VA. Northern Virginia Section. Member 1968.

Edsall, Wallace D. (1930-2021), Oakmont, PA. Member 1978.

Ehrenbeck, Raymond. (1930-2021), Sterling, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1953.

Ehrhart, Robert. (1923-2021), Sacramento, CA. Sacramento S N Section. Member 1950.

Gulati, Suresh T. (1936-2021), Elmira, NY. Southern Tier Section. Member 1965.

Jordan, Duane. (1935-2021), Lubbock, TX. Panhandle Plains Section. Member 1958.

Key, William E. (1941-2021), Escondido, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1980.

Niemi Jr., Eugene. (1939-2021), Lowell, MA. Boston Section. Member 1986.

Peterson, Raymond L. (1972-2021), Peabody, MA. Boston Section. Member 1972.

Puckett, Loyd. (1928-2021), Social Circle, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1963.

Reckley, Samuel E. (1936-2021), Lavale, MD. Baltimore Section, Member 1973.

Short, Robert. (1964-2021), Corvallis, OR. Williamette Valley Section. Member 1964.

Vajk, Hugo. (1928-2021), New Port Richey, FL. Florida Section. Member 1953.

Ward, Charles W. (1935-2021), Rogers, AR. Arkansas Section. Member 1966.

Zachan, Paul H. (1952-2021), Santa Ana, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1952.

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January 2021 Obituaries

Dr. Duane Paul Jordan, 85, died of natural causes on December 5, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on July 17, 1935 in Glendale, California to Paul Rathbun and Agnes Killion Jordan.

Dr. Jordan received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering all from Stanford University. After graduating in 1961, his engineering career began at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in California. In 1964, he and his family moved to Lubbock where he began his career at Texas Tech University.

Dr. Jordan dedicated his life to teaching and advancing mechanical engineering technology. His work with the Ford Motor Company resulted in more efficient energy production, and ultimately, better gas mileage for us all. He was an early pioneer of developing technologies that conserve energy for a cleaner tomorrow.

His passion for teaching transformed the way his students learned thermodynamics and heat transfer processes. His teaching methods were highly organized and often developed from scratch. Teachers typically use examples from textbooks, but Dr. Jordan took the time to create his own examples. By doing this, he showed his students real-world applications of thermodynamic concepts.
 
Dr. Jordan’s service as a volunteer with ASME began in 1973 as a faculty advisor.

He was a member of the Archimedes Club, Chair of the Committee of Membership, Chair of the Old Guard Early Career Award Committee, Vice Chair of the Old Guard Committee and a recipient of a 1988 Dedicated Service Award. He was also a member the engineering honor societies Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi, as well as Sigma Xi, and Phi Beta Kappa.

The friendships he made from his years with Texas Tech and ASME were very important to him throughout his life.

His passions and hobbies also included photography, music, sailing, camping, fishing, and traveling with family and friends.

He is survived by his beloved wife Patricia of 39 years, his two daughters, Beth (Gary) Staley and Cathy (Dave) Alt, his five grandchildren, Katie (Jonathan) Warren, Amie (Tommy) Henly, Stephen Waters, Tommy Staley, and Chell Staley, his two great-grandchildren, and his four stepsons Mark, David, John, and Peter Griffith, and their families.

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Argon, Ali S. (1930-2020), Belmont, WA. Boston Section. Member 1998.

Borovec, Ronald B. (1947-2020), Bothell, WA. Salish Sea Section. Member 1980.

Boykin, James H. (1918-2020), Senoia, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1976.

Brittain, Joe P. (1942-2020), Sarasota, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1966.

Burket, Thomas B. (1949-2020), Huntington, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1997.

Coleman, William H. (1930-2020), Doylestown, PA. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1953.

Cook, Noel. (1937-2020), Royal Oak, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1990.

Dale, James. (1939-2020), Edmonton, AB. Northern Alberta Section. Member 1971.

Dittrich, Earnest C. (1944-2020), Lithia, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1977.

Dorman, Thomas E. (1936-2020), Keene, NH. Green Mountain Section. Member 1959.

Fredriksen, Russell E. (1929-2020), Fayetteville, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1951.

Goldman, Charles B. (1925-2020), Ballwin, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1954.

Hardin, William O. (1921-2020), Norcross, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1956.

Harpster, Joseph W. (1932-2020), Westerville, OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 2000.

Hornak, John P. (1939-2020), Vienna, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1966.

Hunton, Bobby A. (1954-2020), Bowling Green, KY. Louisville Section. Member 1980.

Laredo, Rafael. (1950-2020), Daphne, AL. Mobile-Gulf Section. Member 1976.

Loeffler Jr., Frank J. (1942-2020), La Marque, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1974.

McConville, James B. (1944-2020), Ann Arbor, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1980.

Meier, George H. (1920-2020), Norcross, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1974.

Niedbalski, Nicholas. (1987-2020), Springfield, OH. Dayton Section. Member 2012.

Pettis, Charles R. Jr. (1924-2020), Macon, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1947.

Robertson, David E. (1943-2020), Lombard, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1965.

Ross, H Lee. (1927-2020), Oakland City, IN. Louisville Section. Member 1966.

Schimmel, Warren R. (1934-2020), Conway, SC. Pee Dee Section. Member 1958.

Welch, Robert M. (1936-2020), Falmouth, ME. Northern New England Section. Member 1961.

Willis, Jerry. (1944-2020), Macon, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 2011.

Zaloum, Richard J. (2020), New York, NY. Metropolitan Section. Member 2001.

Zbib, Hussein. (1958-2020), Pullman, WA. Inland Empire Section. Member 1985.

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December 2020 Obituaries

Reginald I. Vachon, ASME Past President (2003-2004), former member of the Board of Governors, and an Honorary Member of the Society, died on December 24, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 83 years old.

Dr. Vachon, an ASME Fellow, was an active, dedicated, and beloved member of the Society for more than half a century, having served in leadership roles on numerous councils and committees. He was a recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award, and in 2019 was bestowed the ASME Medal, the Society’s highest award for eminently distinguished engineering achievement.
His career as an engineer, executive, and lawyer spanning more than six decades exemplified his passion and enthusiasm for the profession of engineering. Among his many affiliations, Reggie, as he was affectionately known, served as chairman of Vachon Global, an Atlanta-based multidisciplinary company serving, industry, government, and business. He also held positions as an R&D engineer with E.I. DuPont, an aerospace engineer with Thiokol and NASA, and design engineer for Hayes Aircraft.  

Dr. Vachon was a registered Professional Engineer in six states and a licensed European Engineer. He was a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain and active in the U.S. Army Reserve for over 30 years retiring with the rank of Colonel. He conducted research and development projects on behalf of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies. He served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, and as resident engineer and constructor for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He was a licensed attorney and a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Among his many international associations he served as president of the Pan American Academy of Engineering, vice president for the Pan American Union of Engineering Organizations (UPADI), and as a board member and vice president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).

Dr. Vachon held the position of endowed chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University and was an adjunct professor at Purdue University. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Nuclear Science while attending the U.S. Naval Academy and Auburn University and received his Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He earned his law degree (LL.B.) from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Alabama. He was a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States National Defense University.
 
“Any success that I’ve ever had has always been because of other people…I think that the greatest impact that I’ve had, if any, has been to encourage people to think and to reach beyond their perceived limits, because thinking leads to innovation; innovation leads to contributions to humanity and the environment.” (Reggie Vachon, Nov.11, 2019)
 
Dr. Vachon is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary Eleanor, their two children, and two grandchildren.

The Vachon Family has requested that donations can be made to the ASME Foundation in Reggie’s honor via this link, by indicating “in memory of Reggie Vachon” on the Designation line.

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Charles O. Velzy, who served as the 108^th president of ASME from 1989 to 1990, died on December 11, 2020 at the age of 90.

Velzy, born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1930, studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he obtained a BSc in mechanical engineering in 1953, a MSc in sanitary engineering in 1959, and a BSc in civil engineering in 1960.

He started his career at the engineering services company of Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy as Senior Design Engineer in 1957, and later served as Project Engineer from 1959 to 1966. From 1966 to 1976 he was secretary treasurer of Charles R. Velzy Associates, Inc., and president from 1976 to 1987. From 1987 to 1992 he served as vice president of Roy F. Weston Inc., after which he became a private consultant and president of Charles O. Velzy, P.E. in the field of waste treatment and disposal.

In 2007, Velzy received the Distinguished Service Award from the ASME Materials & Energy Recovery Division. He served in leadership for the Society's Solid Waste Processing Division and Research Committee on Industrial and Municipal Waste. In 1976, he was elected a Fellow of ASME, and in 2005, he was chosen as an Honorary Member of the Society.

Charles Velzy is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Marilyn, their three children and eight grandchildren.

 

Araya, Pedro Berrios. (1949-2020), Santiago, Chile. Chile Section. Member 2010.

Carper, Larry. (1950-2020), Friendswood, TX. Apollo Subsection. Member 1978.

Cook, Donald. (1960-2020), Oakland, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 2004.

Deitrich, L. Walter. (1938-2020), Naperville, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1961.

Eaton, Harvill C. (1948-2020), Mount Juliet, TN. Nashville Section. Member 1985.

Gillespie, David. (1943-2020), Olathe, KS. Kansas City Section. Member 1966.

Maples, Crill. (1931-2020), Lincoln, CA. Sacramento S N Section. Member 1958.

Parker, Alan R. (1946-2020), Vancouver, BC. British Columbia Section. Member 1998.

Schwartz, Marvin P. (1928-2020), Grayslake, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1953.

Storz, John T. (1931-2020), Seattle, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1952.

Stull, Frank D. (1931-2020), Boca Raton, FL. Palm Beach Section. Member 1953.

Szabo, Thomas. (1963-2020), Long Beach, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1995.

Vachon, William A. (1941-2020), Manchester, MA. Boston Section. Member 1986.

Wandke, Norman E. (1927-2020), Glen Ellyn, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1927.

November 2020 Obituaries

 

Bar-Cohen, Avram (1946-2020), College Park, MD. Washington DC Section. Member 1968.

Barber, Ronald B. (1933-2020), Lawrenceville, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1955.

Berkholtz, Nicholas E. (1928-2020), Minnetonka, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1960.

Bookmyer, Raymond F. (1914-2020), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1940.

Bueing, Darin (1980-2020), Teutopolis, IL. St Louis Section. Member 1999.

Chappell, William G. (1916-2020), Tarpon Springs, FL. Florida Section. Member 1938.

Ehrman, Chester S. (1931-2020), Basking Ridge, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1968.

Eustis, Robert H. (1920-2020), Los Altos, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1953.

Gallo, John F. (1932-2020), Sierra Vista, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1955.

Harris, Robert D., (1926-2020), Owensboro, KY. Louisville Section. Member 1962.

Jensen, Joel (1957-2020), Redwood City, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 2000.

Kummerlen, Norman M. (1944-2020), Lorain, OH. Cleveland Section. Member 2001.

Lavalliere, J. A. (1925-2020), St. Bruno, QC. Quebec Section. Member 1959.

Morris, Marcus L. (1946-2020), Katy, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1977.

Mueller, Edwin L. (1921-2020), Johns Island, SC. Charleston Section. Member 1980.

Olsen, Daniel J. (1962-2020), Plainview, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1984.

Rutkowski, Stanley W. (1920-2020), Longwood, FL. Florida Section. Member 1959.

Shah, Pravin G. Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India Section. Member 2017.

Sutton, George P. (1920-2020), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1975.

Sworin, David (1948-2020), San Antonio, TX. San Antonio Section. Member 1988.

Watt, John R. (1914-2020), Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1936.

Woodcock, Sidney J. (1931-2020), Schenectady, NY. Hudson Mohawk Section. Member 1969.

Yang, Kwang-tzu (1928-2020), Granger, IN. St Joseph Valley Section. Member 1956.
 

October 2020 Obituaries

 Thomas M. Barlow, ASME Past President for 2008-2009, former member of the Board of Governors and a member of the ASME Auxiliary, died on October 4, 2020 in his hometown of Lincoln, California.  He was 85 years old.

An ASME Fellow, Barlow was a strong supporter and leader in student outreach, membership development, technology and engineering diversity. In the area of student outreach, he served as a judge in student paper competitions and played a key role in developing ASME’s university Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge. 

During his 40-year distinguished career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Barlow served in a number of management and leadership positions before retiring in 2000. His professional interests included instrumentation, energy storage systems and machine tool technology, as well as project and program management.   He was the recipient of the ASME Advanced Energy Systems Division Award and co-authored several papers, including “Benefits of Energy Storage Technologies” published in 1984. 
Barlow served as the site manager of the Mechanical Energy Storage Technology Project of the U.S. Department of Energy from 1977 to 1981.  He also served as a mechanical engineer, specializing in aircraft structures, while on active duty at the U.S. Air Force Research and Development Command at Wright-Patterson Air Base in Ohio from 1957 to 1960.

During his association with ASME, Barlow served within the local, regional, and technical division structures, including participation on the Council on Engineering, the Public Information Operating Board, Committee on Organization and Rules and the Editorial Advisory Board of Mechanical Engineering magazine.  He was also a recipient of an ASME Dedicated Service Award.

In addition to ASME, Barlow had been a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society for Engineering Management, and served on the Engineering and Computer Science Research Advisory Council at the California State University at Fresno.
 
Barlow attended Washington State University and received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in1957. He also earned an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University in 1985.

Stanley, Becker E. (1928-2020), Knoxville, TN. East Tennessee Section. Member 1952
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Bower, George R. (1935-2020), Arnold, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1963.

Buinewicz, Benedict R. (1930-2020), Phoenixville, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1966.

Chow, Kun-man. (1948-2020), Amherst, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1979.

Decker, Louis O. (1937-2020), Branchburg, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1987.

Giblett, David R. (1933-2020), Pinellas Park, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1961.

Grady, James A. (1933-2020), Apopka, FL. Florida Section. Member 1997.

Hammond, Frank H. (1928-2020), Highland, UT. Utah Section. Member 1953.

Heiser, Richard S. (1928-2020), Lilburn, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1948.

Landis, John W. (1917-2020), Roanoke, VA. Virginia Section. Member 1967.

Lindquist, Ronald N. (1940-2020), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 2017
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Lure, Ojar. (1936-2020), State College, PA. Central Pennsylvania Section. Member 1960.

McNees, John W. (1929-2020), Columbus, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1951.

Miller, Robert I. (1929-2020). Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1968.

Nicholas, John A. (1923-2020), Springfield, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1950.

Odom, Susan L. (1953-2020), San Diego, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1978.

Pearson, Tage B. (1907-2020), Saint Augustine, FL. Florida Section. Member 1944.

Reggiori, Adolfo (1938-2020). Milan, Italy. Italy Section. Member 1973.

Schildermans, Jos. (1944-2020), Genk, Belgium. Belgium Section. Member 2013.

Shaver, Frank T. (1929-2020). Potomac Falls, VA. Washington DC Section. Member 1959.

Sims, Roger. (1943-2020), Highland, IN. Chicago Section. Member 1981.

Sissom, Leighton E. (1934-2020), Cookeville, TN. Nashville Section. Member 1965.

Studer, Charles E. (1947-2020), Spokane, WA. Inland Empire Section. Member 1977.

Sundstrom, Ernest D. (1930-2020), Athens, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1958.

Womersley, George. (1922-2020) Bennington, VT. Green Mountain Section. Member 1949.

Yeager, David L. (1935-2020), Silver Lake, OH. Akron Section. Member 1959.

Zyszkowsi, Leopold H. (1925-2020), Plainview, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1957.

September 2020 Obituaries

Baly, John E. (1940-2020), Rochester, NY. Rochester Section. Member 1963

Benn, Douglas H. (1929-2020), Kanata, Ontario, CAN. Ontario Section. Member 1958

Ellsworth, Michael Jr. (1962-2020), Lagrangeville, NY. Mid Hudson Section. Member 1988

Irwin, Wayne L. (1935-2020), Hot Springs, AR. Arkansas Section. Member 1963

Kamber, Robert S. (1926-2020, Kingsport, TN. Holston Section. Member 1952

Kar, Malay K. (1945-2020), Waterloo, IA. Central Iowa Section. Member 1974

Lesikar, James D. II. (1954-2020), Severna Park, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1977

Lis, Chester G. (1940-2020), Vernon Hills, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1963

Love, Benjamin F. (1931-2020), Weatogue, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1953

McGahan, Wallace A. (1926-2020), Cutchogue, NY Long Island Section. Member 1967

Mulford, Richard A. (1930-2020), Malvern, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1952

Railey, David C. (1948-2020), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1986

Rapp, Edward G. (1920-2020), High Point, NC. Carolina Section. Member 1947

Rielly, William R. (1926-2020), Oakland, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1963

Rogers, Donald J. (1936-2020), Huntersville, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1959

Saunders, Stephen (1945-2020), Humble, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1969

Scheibel, Robert F. (1923-2020), Arlington Heights, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1955

Schmitt, Hubert A. (1932-2020), Lake Stevens, WA. Salish Sea Section. Member 1957

Simpson, Harry W. (1930-2020), West Springfield, MA. Western Massachusetts Section. Member 1958

Stamper, Eugene (1928-2020), Teaneck, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1955

Strack, William C. (1937-2020), Strongsville, OH. Cleveland Section. Member 1979

Taini, John (1910-2020), Scottsdale, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1951

Weese, John A. (1933-2020), Annapolis, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1962

Whistle, Joy W. (1919-2020), Verona Beach, NY. Mohawk Valley Section. Member 1950

Wolford, James C. (1920-2020), Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Section. Member 1948
 

August 2020 Obituaries

Joseph A. Kapp, Ph.D., P.E. a longtime active member of ASME, died on August 5, 2020, near his hometown of North Greenbush, NY. He was 67. Kapp will be remembered as an active and devoted member of the ASME SC VIII, Subcommittee on High Pressure Vessels; for his service as past chair of Pressure Vessels and Piping Division’s High Pressure Committee and the High Pressure Sub-committee, and for his active participation at ASME’s PVP conferences.
 
Dr. Kapp, a Fellow and Life Fellow of ASME, practiced high pressure vessel engineering for 42 years mostly at Benet Labs as a government employee, Elmhurst Research where he served as president while he taught engineering as an adjunct professor at Union College (Schenectady, NY), and ExxonMobil Belgium/USA.
 
Joe Kapp was a devoted and beloved member of his community and served as mayor of Rensselaer, NY in 1990, and on the Board of Trustees for Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.

He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Union College, and his doctorate in materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY).

Dr. Kapp is survived by his wife and five children.
 

Ali, Sy (1927-2020), Plainfield, IN. Central Indiana Section. Member 1962

Armistead, Robert (1949-2020), Waldwick, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1971

Asadi, Asad (1946-2020), Bettendorf, IA. Northeast Iowa Section. Member 1989

Ayza, Juan R. (1933-2020), Mexico Df, Mexico. Mexico Section. Member 1978

Baker, James C. (1918-2020), Austin, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1943

Basinski, Leonard R. (1932-2020), Powell, OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 1958

Bolin, Richard D. (1938-2020), Mount Zion, IL. Central Illinois Section. Member 1961

Carr, J David (1920-2020), Woodstock, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1948

Cole, Charles Jr. (1945-2020), Allentown, PA. Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section. Member1967

Cook, James B. (1927-2020), Chesterfield, MO. St. Louis Section, Member 1951

Coulter, Donald E. (1932-2020), Temple, TX. North Texas Section. Member 1967

Coursen, Richard C. (1925-2020). Tupper Lake, NY. Syracuse Section. Member 1960

Doiron. , Harold H. (1941-2020). Pearland, TX. Texas Gulf Coast Group, Member 1981

Donaldson, Alfred E. (1935-2020). Derby, KS. Central Kansas Section. Member 1964

Evans, John W. Jr. (1942-2020). Ferrisburgh, VT. Green Mountain Section. Member 1968

Faulkner, Alva R. (1926-2020). Silver Spring, MD. Washington DC Section. Member 1975

Friel, John C. (1938-2020) Dalmuir, Scotland. United Kingdom Section. Member 1974

Gebben, Vernon D. (1934-2020), Holland, MI. West Michigan Section. Member 1969

Gibbs, Edward E. (1924-2020), Wilmington, NC. Coastal Carolina Section. Member 1951

Goldberg, Arthur (1939-2020), Morris Plains, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1960

Greenwald, Edmund W. (1932-2020), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1960

Hafner, Ronald S. (1945-2020), Livermore, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 2002

Hampton, Roy W. (1945-2020), Cupertino, CA, Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1968

Harman, Arthur B. (1937-2020), Cordova, TN. Memphis-Mid South Section. Member 1969

Hicks, Tyler G. (1921-2020), Rockville Center, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1951

Hillis, William F. (1965-2020), Swansea, SC., Midlands Section. Member 1988

Hudson, Kenneth C. (1932-2020), Lincolnshire, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1961

Jones, Ralph D. (1933-2020), Hurricane, WV. West Virginia Section. Member 1962

Kalfopulos, Athanasios F. (1926-2020), West Yarmouth, MA. Boston Section. Member 1952

Kannady, Roy E. Jr (1939-2020), Littleton, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1963

Leff, Martin J. (1934-2020), New York, NY. Metropolitan Section. Member 1971

Leitch, John (1929-2020), Midland, Ontario, Canada. Ontario Section. Member 1958

Lorch, Fred W. (1948-2020), Bridgeport, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1984

Lowell, Francis C. Jr. (1939-2020), Falmouth, MA. Boston Section. Member 1975

Lubowe, Anthony G. (1937-2020), San Marcos, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1958

Lyman, Peter T. (1930-2020), Pasadena, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1957

Marks, Robert A. (1931-2020), Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge Section. Member 1954

McClintock, Ralph B. (1924-2020), Litchfield, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1953

Miles, George N. (1917-2020), Leesburg, FL. Florida Section. Member 1943

Mortensen, Gerald R. (1934-2020), Reiles Acres, ND. Minnesota Section. Member 1957

Pannell, Melvin C. (1922-2020), Knoxville, TN. East Tennessee Section. Member 1949

Parmenter, Wallace W. (1937-2020), Waldport, OR. Williamette Valley Section, Member 1961

Pierce, William C. (1929-2020), Oxnard, CA. Channel Islands Section, Member 1971

Pletka, Joseph M. (1936-2020), Omaha, NE. Nebraska Section, Member 1959

Plossl, Keith (1945-2020), Marietta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1968

Powers, Wallace F. (1918-2020), Waterford, CT. New London Section. Member 1983

Pulito, Dominick M. (1923-2020), Oldsmar, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1946

Quo, Phillip C. (1930-2020), Palo Alto, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1966

Resnansky, Wasili (1944-2020), Darien, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1976

Rinkewich, Isaac R. (1924-2020), Hightstown, NJ. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1959

Roseman, Richard J. (1917-2020), Rahway, NJ. Mid Jersey Section. Member 1938

Shang, Ting-lin (1918-2020), Bellevue, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1958

Simmons, Henry T. (1925-2020), Warwick, RI. Boston Section. Member 1978

Slepow, Leon D. (1925-2020), Oviedo, FL. Florida Section. Member 1952

Snyder, Bruce E. (1927-2020), Nokomis, FL. Florida Section. Member 1951

Stackhouse, Wilson (1923-2020), Evergreen, CO, Colorado Section. Member 1950

Stelling, Douglas J. (1951-2020), Wyckoff, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1975

Thorne, Wayne (1921-2020), Hope, ID. Inland Empire Section. Member 1960

Van Der Velden, Alex (1961-2020) Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1995

Vaughn, William O. (1940-2020), Gainesville, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1963

Westphal, Douglas H. (1940-2020), Sugar Land, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1964

Whitener, Charles C. III (1949-2020), Abilene, TX. West Texas Section. Member 1980

Wicks, William, A. (1930-2020), Des Moines, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1955

Winans, William J. (1934-2020), Chagrin Falls, OH. Cleveland Section. Member 1960

Zador, Andrew T. (1930-2020), New York, NY. Metropolitan Section. Member 1965

Zumpano, Francis R. (1943-2020), South Windsor, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1965

July 2020 Obituaries

 

Gum, William B. (1924-2020), Fairfield, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1954
                                                                                  
Halec, Richard G. (1935-2020), Pawleys Island, SC. Pee Dee Section. Member 1956
                                                                                
Jamison, Charles E. (1942-2020) Dellslow, WV. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1967
 
Johnson, Bruce V. (1935-2020), Manchester, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1963
 
Klein, John F. (1944-2020), Littleton, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1978
 
Lott, Robert L. (1936-2020), Nashville, TN. Nashville Section. Member 1963

Mijares, Ernest R. (1939-2020) Dhaka, Bangladesh, Orange county Section. Member 1967
    
Mroszczyk, John (1955-2020), Danvers, MA. Boston Section, Member 1979
        
Onyewuenyi, Oliver A. (1952-2020), Katy, TX. South Texas Section, Member 1996
    
Orsborn, Kjell B. (1960-2020), Vange, Sweden, Sweden Section, Member 1997

Staats, Allan W. (1938-2020), Morristown, NJ, North Jersey Section, Member 1963
    
Strodtman, Carl L. (1919-2020), Grand Rapids, MI. West Michigan Section. Member 1967
    
Terry, Michael R. (1940-2020), Monroe, WA. Salish Sea Secttion. Member 1963
    
Tabenkin, Alexander N. (1933-2020), Natick, MA. Member 1992          
                                                                      

June 2020 Obituaries

 

Michael Gold, a longtime active member of ASME, died on June 21 at his home in Louisville, Ohio at the age of 81. His involvement included work with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code and served as chair of the Code’s Committee on Materials for 17 years.

Gold received his B.S. in Physics and Master of Engineering (metallurgy) degrees from Yale University, followed by additional graduate work at Cornell and Case Western Reserve universities.

After graduate school, Mike moved to Alliance, Ohio in 1965, to work at Babcock & Wilcox’s Alliance Research Center. He transferred to B&W’s Boiler Division in Barberton in 1970, where he worked until his retirement in 2002, mostly as Manager of Materials Technology and Standards. He was co-author of three U.S. patents and was the author or co-author of 23 technical papers.

His many ASME honors included the ASME J. Hall Taylor Medal and election as an ASME Fellow.

After retirement from B&W in 2002, Gold worked for 12 more years as a metallurgical consultant, mostly for Babcock & Wilcox and Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metals Corp.

On April 12, 2019, he was presented the Distinguished Service to Industry Award by the Yale Science and Engineering Association. The citation readis “In recognition of his commitment to the safety and standardization of multiple materials and components in the high pressure steam and boiler industry, for his leadership in that industry, and for the lasting impact he has made on his peers”.

Carey, John H. (1941-2020), Stuart, FL. Palm Beach Section, Member 1968

Chapman, Frederick I. (1923-2020), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1947

Conley, Indumathi (1973-2020), Boston, MA. Boston Section. Member 2014

Dave, Janak (1949-2020), Florence, KY, Cincinnati Section. Member 1980

Dresden, Anton (1915-2020), Lake Oswego, OR, Oregon Section, Member 1951

Ezzard, Henry S. (1925-2020), Columbus, NC. Greenville Section. Member 1950

Garst, Kenneth (1961-2020), Peotone, IL. Chicago Section. Member 2006

Gold, Michael (1938-2020), Louisville, OH. Canton-All Mass Section. Member 1973

Johnson, Harry T. (1939-2020), Omaha, NE. Nebraska Section, Member 1966

Johnson, Norman A. (1938-2020), Delta, BC, Canada, British Columbia Section. Member 1977

Kayton, Myron (1934-2020) Santa Monica, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1955

Lindberg, Andrew E. (1942-2020), Allen, TX. North Texas Section, Member 1964

Schultz, Donald (1952-2020), Southfield, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 2017

Spring, John W. (1942-2020), Chardon, OH. Cleveland Section. Member 1964

Stanton, Jr., George B. (1926-2020), Essex Fells, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1965

Winget Jr., Leon E. (1933-2020), Columbus, OH. Central Ohio Section. Member 1975

Wynot, William A. (1922-2020), Signal Mountain, TN. Chattanooga Section, Member 1964

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May 2020 Obituaries

 

John Elter (1941-2020)

John Elter, Ph.D., a renowned authority on sustainability and sustainable systems as well as former member of the ASME Board of Governors and chair of the ASME Industry Advisory Board, passed away on April 21 at the age of 78.

Dr. Elter was president of Sustainable Systems LLC, a management consulting firm in Latham, N.Y., specializing in strategy, technology, and product development for sustainable systems. He had served as president of the company since 2008. Prior to heading Sustainable Systems, Elter had been the Empire Innovation Professor of Nanoengineering and executive director of the Center for Sustainable Ecosystem Nanotechnologies at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. His academic research focused on the development of nanomaterials, structures and devices for clean water, and efficient energy generation, conversion and storage.

Before joining the faculty at SUNY Albany, Elter worked from 2001 to 2008 at Plug Power, where he served as chief technology officer and led the company's advanced fuel cell systems development efforts. Elter had previously spent more than 30 years at Xerox Corporation, where he held such executive leadership roles as vice president and chief engineer of strategic programs.

Elter, who was an ASME Fellow, also held a number of noteworthy leadership position at ASME during his 27 years of membership. In addition to being a member of the Board of Governors, a post he held from 2012 to 2015, he served on the ASME Industry Advisory Board from 1993 until 2018 and was IAB chair from 1998-2001.

In addition, Elter served on the ASME Foundation Board as director from 2004-2010 and chair from 2008-2009. He was also a member of the Board on Government Relations from 2008-2010. He received the ASME Dixy Lee Ray Award for environmental protection in 2001 and the Society’s Dedicated Service Award in 2004.

Elter earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, a master's degree in mechanical engineering from New York University, and a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace sciences from the University of Rochester, where he had been named a Distinguished Alumnus.

Banthiya, Narendra Kumar (1937-2020), Jaipur, India. India Section. Member 2009.

Davis, Dennis (1940-2020), Long Beach, CA. Los Angeles Section. Member 1995.

Hendry, Wickliffe B. (1918-2020), Huntsville, AL. North Alabama Section. Member 1940.

Ingram, Allan E. (1953-2020), Beaverton, OR. Oregon Section. Member 1998.

Leitch, John D. (1918-2020), Hunt, TX. San Antonio Section. Member 1966.

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April 2020 Obituaries

 

Louis Hayden (1944-2020)

ASME Fellow Louis Emory Hayden, Jr., P.E., former vice president of Standards & Certification for ASME, passed away Feb. 27, 2020, at the age of 76. Hayden, a resident of Bethlehem, Pa., had worked for approximately 15 years as a mechanical engineer at Victaulic Company of America, Easton, Pa., and served as divisional operations manager at the time of his retirement in 2001. Before joining Victaulic, he had worked as a mechanical engineer at Tube Turns Inc., in Louisville, Ky., and Brown & Root in Houston, and had served for 10 years as an adjunct professor at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.

Hayden was an admired and influential member of the ASME Codes and Standards community during his distinguished career. He served in numerous Codes and Standards leadership positions, including vice president, Standards & Certification; chair, vice chair and member of the ASME Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards; chair and vice chair of the B31 Code for Pressure Piping Standards Committee; chair, vice chair and member of the B31 Executive Committee; chair of the B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines Section Committee; and member of the Codes and Standards Board of Directors. In recognition of his invaluable service to the Society, Hayden received the ASME Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal in 2009.

Austin, Jere J. (1923-2020), Cupertino, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1946.

Bradley, George A. (1930-2020), Stratford, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1954.

Casey, John Paul (1930-2019), Cincinnati, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1977.

Cort, George Edward (1937-2020), Montrose, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1978.

Dellinger, Timothy D. (1956-2019), York, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1978.

Drake, Robert M., Jr. (1920-2020), Lexington, KY. Bluegrass Section. Honorary Member/Fellow 1933.

Gall, Joseph M. (1946-2019), Oxford, MI. Metro Detroit Section. Member 1971.

Spoonamore, Richard (1935-2020), Tucson, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1957.

Tallent, Wallace (1944-2019), Seymour, IN. Central Indiana Section. Member 1967.

Trezek, George J. (1937-2019), Danville, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Fellow 1965.

Voelcker, Herbert B. (1930-2020), Ithaca, NY. Southern Tier Section. Fellow 1973.

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March 2020 Obituaries

 

Argo, L. Wesley (1935-2019), Newtown Square, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1982.

Barlik, Felix J., Jr. (1947-2019), Gilmanton Iron Works, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1970.

Flegel, Mayo F. (1931-2020), Mankato, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1988.

Jeerings, Carl (1933-2020), Ogden, UT. Utah Section. Member 1985.

Nehrenz, Alvin F. (1922-2019), Timonium, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1954.

Sikora, Robert D. (1927-2019), Little Falls, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 1955.

Tally, Delbert R. (1937-2020), Peoria, IL. Central Illinois Section. Member 1963.

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February 2020 Obituaries

 

Anderson, Thomas L. (1930-2019), Thousand Oaks, CA. Channel Islands Section. Member 1975.

Attaway, Stephen W. (1963-2019), Sandia Park, NM. New Mexico Section. Fellow 1987.

Aymonin, John A. (1929-2019), Vero Beach, FL. Canaveral Section. Member 1952.

Bakos, Frank (1949-2019), Maryville, TN. East Tennessee Section. Member 2012.

Bentz, Robert D. (1936-2018), Pensacola, FL. Northwest Florida Section. Member 1970.

Bond, William H. (1922-2018), Encinitas, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1946.

Broom, Jeffrey L. (1946-2019), Waitsburg, WA. Columbia Basin Section. Member 1976.

Budynas, Richard G. (1940-2019), Canandaigua, NY. Rochester Section. Member 1973.

Burke, Steven A. (1951-2019), Champlin, MN. Minnesota Section. Member 1978.

Chen, Tze-ning (1929-2019), Stamford, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1973.

Cihak, Frank J. (1938-2018), Alexandria, VA. Washington D.C. Section. Member 1963.

Cumpton, Cecil K. (1932-2018), Newton, IA. Central Iowa Section. Member 1961.

Davis, Daniel L. (1939-2018), Montgomery, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1965.

Degler, Gerald H. (1934-2019), Colorado Springs, CO. Colorado Section. Member 1982.

Flinn, William S. (1925-2018), Sarasota, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1945.

Gaffin, Norman H. (1930-2019), Cinnaminson, NJ. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1956.

George, Paul E. (1922-2019), Chattanooga, TN. Chattanooga Section. Member 1946.

Glover, Rodney C., Jr. (1932-2019), St. Petersburg, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1986.

Haimov, Haim (1934-2019), Huntington Beach, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1963.

Hainz, Leonard C., II (1949-2018), Albany, OR. Williamette Valley Section. Member 1974.

Hartmann Hansen, Tore O. (1933-2019), Bethlehem, PA. Anthracite-Lehigh Valley Section. Member 1964.

Hill, Robert R. (1924-2018), Port Charlotte, FL. Florida West Coast Section. Member 1948.

Holt, H. Robb (1928-2019), Rochester, NY. Rochester Section. Member 1951.

Jaeger, Benjamin E. (1929-2019), Bristol, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1958.

Johnson, Leo R. (1955-2019), Sugar Land, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1978.

Kephart, John T., Jr. (1925-2018), West Chester, PA. Philadelphia Section. Fellow 1948.

Kolano, Frank (1923-2019), Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1951.

Kuhl, Kermit D. (1935-2019), Lancaster, PA. Susquehanna Section. Member 1957.

Lapeyre, Pierre A. (1934-2019), Houma, LA. New Orleans Section. Member 1957.

Lauridsen, Warren H. (1926-2019), Bensenville, IL. Fox Valley Section. Member 1951.

Machemehl, Leroy H., Jr. (1937-2019), Austin, TX. Central Texas Section. Member 1961.

Magnus, Bruno E. (1938-2019), Saugerties, NY. Mid-Hudson Section. Member 1961.

Marsh, Richard L. (1941-2018), Springfield, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 2006.

Newacheck, Richard L. (1923-2019), Lafayette, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1949.

Nichols, Clayton F. (1917-2018), Mercer Island, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1946.

Peacy, Jon L. (1936-2018), Mundelein, IL. Chicago Section. Member 1969.

Peterka, Jon A. (1941-2019), Fort Collins, CO. Centennial Section. Member 1970.

Porter, William B., Jr. (1925-2019), Matthews, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1946.

Raye, Alexander H. (1918-2018), Falmouth, ME. Northern New England Section. Member 1940.

Rollinger, Charles N. (1934-2019), Saint Joseph, MI. St. Joseph Valley Section. Member 1961.

Simon, James J. (1929-2018), West Hartford, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1951.

Smith, Larry C. (1935-2019), New Berlin, WI. Milwaukee Section. Member 1983.

Smith, William S. (1941-2018), Midlothian, VA. Central Virginia Section. Member 1977.

Soosaar, Jaan (1933-2018), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario Section. Member 1958.

Tang, Yin M. (1939-2018), Irvine, CA. Orange County Section. Member 1975.

Taylor, Thomas S. (1931-2019), Dawsonville, GA. Atlanta Section. Member 1967.

Thomas, William B. (1918-2019), Mexico Beach, FL. Chattahoochee Section. Fellow 1945.

Waid, Robert L. (1929-2019), Sunnyvale, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1952.

Weber, Gerald E. (1962-2019), Naperville, IL. Fox Valley Section. Fellow 1985.

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January 2020 Obituaries

 

Allmendinger, Paul F. (1922-2018), Evans, GA. Central Savannah River Area Section. Fellow 1961.

Brna, Theodore G. (1933-2018), Bailey, NC. East North Carolina Section. Fellow 1958.

Crotts, Marcus B. (1931-2019), Winston-Salem, NC. Carolina Section. Fellow 1953.

Fenstermaker, Roy E. (1936-2018), Winlock, WA. Puget Sound Section. Member 1958.

James, William C. (1942-2018), Sapulpa, OK. Mid-Continent Section. Member 2000.

Stolfi, Fred R. (1951-2019), Shrub Oak, NY. Westchester County Section. Member 1993.

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December 2019 Obituaries

 

Amos, George (1948-2019), Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Southern Alberta Section. Member 1972.

Armentrout, Harold D. (1931-2019), Cedar Rapids, IA. Northeast Iowa Section. Member 1964.

Baker, Charles N. (1935-2019), Timberlake, NC. East North Carolina Section. Member 1960.

Bianchi, Ralph A. (1928-2018), Glen, NH. Northern New England Section. Member 1968.

Coulter, Neal (1950-2019), Tallahassee, FL. Tallahassee Section. Member 1987.

DeNagel, Stephen F. (1939-2019), Lyons, NY. Rochester Section. Member 1963.

Fleshman, James W. (1928-2019), Martinsburg, WV. Baltimore Section. Member 1962.

Jorgensen, Robert (1926-2019), Buffalo, NY. Buffalo Section. Fellow 1970.

Keith, Gareth A. (1932-2019), Gainesville, FL. Northeast Florida Section. Member 1958.

Lingo, Alfred A. (1914-2019), Stockton, CA. Mt. Diablo Section. Member 1958.

Marion, Alexander (1948-2019), Severna Park, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1999.

Michelhaugh, Thomas A. (1934-2019), Portage, MI. Central Michigan Section. Fellow 1958.

Osman, Mohamed O. M. (1936-2019), Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada. Quebec Section. Fellow 1967.

Sampson, Burl (1959-2019), Humble, TX. South Texas Section. Member 2019.

Sloane, Barry (1952-2019), Lewes, DE. Delaware Section. Member 1975.

Strbuncelj, Zlatko (1949-2019), Avon, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1995.

Wagner, David E. (1951-2019), Angola, IN. St. Joseph Valley Section. Member 1979.

Wonsever, Josef A. (1950-2019), Severn, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 2008.

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November 2019 Obituaries

 

Woodie Flowers (1943-2019)

ASME member Woodie C. Flowers, Ph.D., the Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who helped found the FIRST Robotics Competition, passed away Oct. 11 at the age of 75. Dr. Flowers, whose passion for design and attentiveness to his students was well-known, was a central figure in the development of MIT’s experiential approach to engineering design education. The novel teaching methods and learning opportunities that Flowers developed led to the creation of a design competition for the university’s class 2.70, which is now called 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I). The competition, which evolved into an annual event, has been held for nearly 50 years. Flowers was also the co-founder of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition, along with noted engineering innovator and entrepreneur Dean Kamen. Launched in 1992, the international competition annually brings high school students, teachers, coaches and engineering mentors together for a six-week period to design and build game-playing robots that are capable of completing designated tasks. The FIRST program, which has introduced countless young people to science and engineering during the past three decades, has since expanded to include the FIRST Lego League, the FIRST Lego League Jr. Discovery Edition, and the FIRST Tech Challenge. A member of ASME for more than 40 years, Flowers was the recipient of two prestigious Society awards. In 2003, he received ASME’s Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award, which recognizes a person who exemplifies the best in furthering engineering design education through vision, interactions with students and industry, scholarship and impact on the next generation of engineers, and a person whose action serves as a role model for other educators to emulate. In 1999, Flowers was presented the ASME Edwin F. Church Medal, which is awarded to an individual who has rendered eminent service in increasing the value, importance and attractiveness of mechanical engineering education. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1966, Flowers went on to earn two master’s degrees from MIT in 1968 and 1971, as well as a Ph.D. from MIT in 1973.

Argo, L. Wesley (1935-2019), Newtown Square, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1982.

Bleiweis, Alfred (1927-2019), Wilmington, NC. Coastal Carolina Section. Member 1988.

Blenko, Walter J., Jr. (1926-2019), Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1950.

Breed, Allen (1922-2019), Saratoga, CA. Santa Clara Valley Section. Member 1947.

Cassolato, Bradley M. (1955-2018), Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Southern Alberta Section. Member 1985.

Crivellone, Alex (1919-2019), Nutley, NJ. North Jersey Section. Member 2006.

Daus, Cayetano (1933-2018), Las Vegas, NV. Silver State Section. Member 1969.

Dobbins, David P. (1942-2018), Shelby, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1974.

Dooley, Matthew J. (1954-2019), Granby, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1978.

Dougall, Richard S. (1937-2019), Glenshaw, PA. Pittsburgh Section. Member 1963.

Drzewiecki, Ronald F. (1942-2019), Williamsville, NY. Buffalo Section. Member 1966.

Fath, Perry M. (1962-2019), West Friendship, MD. Baltimore Section. Member 1987.

Feldman, Jerome P. (1937-2018), Bethesda, MD. Washington D.C. Section. Member 1980.

Flower, Franklin B. (1924-2019), Oyster Bay, NY. Long Island Section. Member 1968.

France, Howard B. (1925-2019), New Hope, PA. Greater Trenton Section. Member 1946.

Furley, Willard R. (1928-2018), Texas City, TX. Apollo Subsection. Member 1946.

Gamblin, Charles R. (1935-2019), Grant, AL. North Alabama Section. Member 1969.

Goss, Lester W. (1928-2019), Chandler, AZ. Arizona Section. Member 1969.

Grossi, Richard J. (1935-2019), Wallingford, CT. New Haven Section. Member 1957.

Heman, Melvin M. (1932-2018), Levasy, MO. Kansas City Section. Member 1967.

Hill, Dennis A. (1949-2018), Hudsonville, MI. West Michigan Section. Member 1972.

Huebner, Ernest A. (1924-2018), Utopia, TX. San Antonio Section. Member 1947.

Langebrake, Clair O. (1926-2019), Waverly, OH. Cincinnati Section. Member 1951.

Lin, Chin H. (1942-2018), Houston, TX. South Texas Section. Member 1982.

Lyon, Richard H. (1929-2019), Winchester, MA. Boston Section. Member 1967.

Norquist, Warren E. (1931-2018), Alexandria, VA. Washington D.C. Section. Member 1962.

O’Daniel, James (1969-2019), Vicksburg, MS. Mississippi Section. Member 2012.

Ohlson, John F. (1940-2019), Ambler, PA. Philadelphia Section. Member 1966.

Pace, Jeff B. (1956-2019), Newport News, VA. Eastern Virginia Section. Member 1984.

Potter, Allen C. (1931-2019), Torrington, CT. Hartford Section. Member 1958.

Rhea, Lyle G. (1932-2018), Rolla, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1959.

Roberson, James E. (1929-2019), Greenville, SC. Greenville Section. Member 1951.

Rowland, John R. (1925-2018), Weston, CT. Fairfield County Section. Member 1954.

Sarinopoulos, George A. (1932-2019), Oklahoma City, OK. Central Oklahoma Section. Member 1976.

Schrenk, Walter J. (1933-2018), Bay City, MI. Saginaw Valley Section. Member 1956.

Sharaf-Eldeen, Yahya I. (1946-2019), Indialantic, FL. Canaveral Section. Member 1988.

Sheps, Martin I. (1931-2018), Poway, CA. San Diego Section. Member 1957.

Smith, Newton A., III (1964-2019), Claremont, NC. Piedmont-Carolina Section. Member 1986.

Sopp, George A. (1927-2019), Sequim, WA. Western Washington Section. Member 1953.

Stoffel, Edward O. (1925-2019), San Luis Obispo, CA. Central Coast Section. Member 1950.

Stuart, James D. (1945-2019), Mount Clare, WV. West Virginia Section. Member 1968.

Suellentrop, James H. (1947-2018), St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Section. Member 1972.

Vandeventer, Thomas O. (1944-2018), Madison, VA. Northern Virginia Section. Member 1972.

Workman, Joseph B. (1934-2018), Berkeley, CA. San Francisco Section. Member 1956.
 

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