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Obituaries, June 2020

Obituaries, June 2020

James O. Bendall
84; Life Member ASHRAE; Hoover, Ala.; joined ASHRAE in 1979.

Geoffrey W. Brundrett, Ph.D.
86; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Frodsham, United Kingdom; joined ASHRAE in 1987. Brundrett served as president of CIBSE and chaired and was a member of ASHRAE/CIBSE Committee. He received the ASHRAE Fellow Award in 1997.

Charles W. Coward, P.E.
85; Fellow/Life Member; Moorestown, N.J.; joined ASHRAE in 1979. He served as a:

  • Member of TC 1.4, Control Theory and Application.

  • Chair, vice chair, Research Administration Committee liaison for TC 5.1, Fans.

  • Member of TC 9.1, Large Building Air-Conditioning Systems.

  • Standards liaison and RAC research liaison for several technical committees.

  • Member of Standard Project Committee 51 (AMCA 210), Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating.

  • Member of the Society’s Research Promotion committee.

He was awarded the Fellow Award in 1995 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2015.

Dag R. Horne
76; Life Member ASHRAE; Nesbru, Norway; joined ASHRAE in 1975.

Yie-Zu R Hu, Ph.D.
62; Fellow ASHRAE; Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan; joined ASHRAE in 1992. He served as: 

  • Region XIII’s Director and Regional Chair on the Society’s Board of Directors.

  • Region XIII’s Director and Regional Chair on Members Council.

  • Region XIII’s Regional Vice Chair on the Membership Promotion Committee.

  • Member of the Society’s Environmental Health Committee.

  • Director and Regional Chair, assistant regional chair, CRC general chair and membership promotion for Region XIII.

  • President, vice president, treasurer, secretary historial, delegate, chapter programs and Board of Governors for the ASHRAE Taiwan Chapter. 

He was awarded the:

  • Distinguished Service Award in 2011.

  • Regional Award of Merit in 2010.

  • Regional Award of Merit in 2007.

  • Fellow Award in 2004.

Emmette G. Jackson, Jr., P.E.
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Hingham, Mass.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.

Gary E. Johnson, P.E.
83; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Sykesville, Md.; joined ASHRAE in 1963. He served as a regional member and regional alternate on the Society’s Nominating Committee. He was awarded the Regional Award of Merit in 1987 and the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2014.

Robert Jorgensen, P.E.
93; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Midlothian, Va.; joined ASHRAE in 1953.He served as chair of Standard Project Committee 51 (AMCA 210), Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating. He was awarded the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2003.

Frank P. La Franco, Jr.
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Yonkers, N.Y.; joined ASHRAE in 1985.

Charles A. Lester
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Saint Charles, Mo.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.

Henderson H. Rogers
93: Life Member ASHRAE; Houston, Texas; joined ASHRAE in 1968.

Edward Saltzberg, P.E.
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Los Angeles, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1970.

Agop Turkmen
85; Life Member ASHRAE; LaSalle, Quebec, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1975.

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