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Obituaries–February 2018

G. Roy Clark

70; Life Member ASHRAE;  Lloydminster, Sask., Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1979.

Morton A. Ward

91; Life Member ASHRAE; Glastonbury, Conn.; joined ASHRAE in 1967.

Michael H. Tavares

78; Life Member ASHRAE; Marietta, Ga.; joined ASHRAE in 1984. He served as chair of the Code Development Committee; the chair and voting member of SSPC 15 Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration; a voting member of the Standards Committee; a voting member on the Appeals Panel for Std 62-1989, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, Addenda c-f; a member of Intersociety Liaison Subcommittee and the International Standards Advisory Subcommittee; and a member of ISO/TC 86, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning.

David P. Chyi, P.E.

73; Life Member ASHRAE; Maryland Hts, Mo.; joined ASHRAE in 1970.

Kaoleem Aiken

26; Student Member ASHRAE; Tampa, Fla.; joined ASHRAE in 2016.

J. Brian McCann

84; Life Member ASHRAE; Mississauga, Ont., Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1964.

Robert J. Daly, P.E.

72; Life Member ASHRAE; Jersey City, N.J.; joined ASHRAE in 1974. Daly served as a chair, vice chair and Region I Regional Vice Chair for the Student Activities Committee; a member on the Members Council; and a Region I Alternate for the Nominating Committee. He was awarded the Chapter Service Award and the Regional Award of Merit, both in 2008.

Douglas S. Cansdale

53; Member ASHRAE; Portland, Ore.; joined ASHRAE in 2005.

Gerard W. Brouwer

85; Life Member ASHRAE; South Africa; joined ASHRAE in 1968.

The following obituary ran in the January 2018 edition of eSociety and the February 2018 edition of Insights. The corrected version is below:

Daniel C. McNeil

92; Life Member ASHRAE; Atlanta, Ga.; joined ASHRAE in 1949. He served as a member on ASHRAE’s Members Council and Publishing and Education Council, chair of the Special Publications Committee and as chair, vice member and as a member on the Society’s Admissions and Advancement Committee. He was also vice chair, program subcommittee chair, ALI Coordinator and a member of TC 1.6, Terminology, and a member of TC 8.9, Valves. He received the following awards:

  • the 1981 Regional Award of Merit
  • the Distinguished Service Award in 1992
  • the 50-Year Member Award in 1999
  • the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2000
  • the 2003 Chapter Service Award.      
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