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Obituaries, June 2026

Obituaries, June 2026
From Insights, June 2026 

Ralph T Joeckel
91; Life Member ASHRAE; Las Vegas, Nev.; joined ASHRAE in 1962

David A Deschler
76; Life Member ASHRAE; Concord Township, Ohio; joined ASHRAE in 1977

James P Roubal
95; Life Member ASHRAE; Omaha, Nebr.; joined ASHRAE in 1960

Richard L Hale
94; Life Member ASHRAE; Richmond, Va.; joined ASHRAE in 1973

Godfrey J E Lamble
99; Life Member ASHRAE; Vancouver, BC Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1976

Gilbert M Freedman
91; Life Member ASHRAE; Mechanicsburg, Penn.; joined ASHRAE in 1977

Irving Graif
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Point-Claire, Quebec Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1965

Bryan McDowell
55; Full Member ASHRAE; Lubbock, Texas; joined ASHRAE in 2025

Sylvester A Sampson, Jr
88; Life Member ASHRAE; Fort Worth, Texas; joined ASHRAE in 1971

Charles H Griffin, Jr
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Clarkston, Ga.; joined ASHRAE in 1966

Gerald Yaffe
94; Life Member ASHRAE; Redwood City, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1957

Gary A Morem
88; Life Member ASHRAE; Maineville, Ohio; joined ASHRAE in 1962

Donald M Haiges
79; Life Member ASHRAE; Boston, Mass.; joined ASHRAE in 1977

Luc Bertrand
95; Life Member ASHRAE; Saint-Lambert, Quebec Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1965

Raymond E Putman
85; Life Member ASHRAE; Greenville, S.C.; joined ASHRAE in 1967

David A Didion
88; Life Member ASHRAE; Port Republic, Md.; joined ASHRAE in 1972

Herbert Altshuler
101; Life Member ASHRAE; Queensbury, N.Y.; joined ASHRAE in 1956 

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