Related Links: Check ENR archives for obituaries of other construction industry leaders and innovators International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers website JoyceJohn T. "Jack" Joyce did not spend much time as a jobsite union bricklayer, but he staunchly defended the craft against outside politics and changing market forces in his 20 years as president of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, the longest of any leader, and in a longer career pushing new ideas to serve its members.Joyce died on Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C., of cancer, says a union spokeswoman. He was 77.In a statement,
L. Gene Suhr, former director of water and wastewater engineering at CH2M Hill Cos. and an innovator of globally used advanced Suhrtreatment design techniques, died on Jan. 27 in Vancouver, Wash. He was 79.At CH2M Hill for 35 years, Suhr helped push it to become top-ranked in the fields, the firm says.Among Suhr's notable roles were managing and designing the first U.S. advanced wastewater treatment plant at South Lake Tahoe, Calif., in the 1960s and developing the master plan for a first-ever treatment program in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1980s.He also was chief technical consultant for the Milwaukee Water Pollution
SchirmerChester W. "Chet" Schirmer, 84, who led the engineering firm his father founded to pioneer approaches in sprinkler engineering and fire protection design, died on Feb. 19 in Pinehurst, N.C., of natural causes, says Aon Corp. The insurance giant acquired Schirmer Engineering Corp. in 2001 but maintained its brand for nearly a decade.The firm ranked at No. 289 on ENR's list of the Top 500 Design Firms in 2011. Schirmer was firm president from 1964 to 1991 and chairman until 1995. "His influence on many projects in fire protection include instrumental changes on sprinkler systems and the design of life-safety
Related Links: Check ENR archives for obituaries of other construction industry leaders and innovators Patricia Galloway and Kris Nielsen Foundation Managing Gigaprojects: Book Details and Ordering Information from ASCE Note: A service and celebration to remember Kris Nielsen will be held on Saturday, March 9, Noon, at Unionville Ranch Arena in Cle Elum, Wash. For more information, please contact Brenda Pearson, b.pearson@pegasus-global.com, or 509-857-2235.Kris R. Nielsen, a specialist consultant in best practices, risk management and mediation on global construction projects and chairman of Pegasus Global Holdings Inc., died on Feb. 16 in Cle Elum, Wash., of a rare soft tissue
Related Links: Check ENR archives for obituaries of other construction industry leaders and innovators Stephen P. Byrne, a construction executive and educator who pushed contractor certification and helped shape the construction science department at Texas A&M University, died suddenly on Feb. 11 from back surgery complications, says the school. He was 59. BYRNEByrne, a senior lecturer since 2000, also managed internships and was executive director of Texas A&M's Construction Industry Advisory Council. He previously worked for the school as associate executive director of facilities, planning and construction.A certified professional constructor, Byrne was a fellow of the American Institute of Constructors and
Related Links: Obituary archives of industry leaders and innovators Guy F. Tozzoli, who as director of the world-trade department of the Port of New York Authority, helped push construction of the city's World Trade Center complex in the 1960s, died on Feb. 4 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. His death at 90 was announced by the World Trade Centers Association. He founded the group in 1970 and was president emeritus.The WTC's 110-story Twin Towers were the first such structures the agency, predecessor of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, had ever built. But Tozzoli told ENR in 1971
Related Links: Archives of ENR obituaries of AEC sector leaders, innovators and achievers JohnstonJames F. "Floyd" Johnston, 72, founder-owner of Floyd Johnston Construction Co., a Clovis, Calif., pipeline contractor, died in a Jan. 6 plane crash near Porterville, Calif. He was flying a single-engine Beechcraft on a private outing.An online obituary said the plane broke up in flight. An employee, Jacob Curiel, age 28, was also killed.According to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the debris path was more than a half-mile long, with "the cabin separated into several sections that were scattered throughout the center"
JonesMatthew L. Jones, a civil engineer and a 38-year veteran of the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, died on Jan. 9 of heart failure at age 82.Jones also was a member of the Aurora, Ill., Planning Commission from 1971 to 2007, and served as well on the Naperville Planning Commission.A 1956 engineering graduate of the Indiana Institute of Technology, he had a role in building the extension of I-355 and in Aurora's becoming the state's second-largest city, according to the Chicago Tribune.
HopkinsJohn Hopkins, a visionary landscape architect who directed the team that created the 250-acre green space for the 2012 London Olympics from a former brownfield site, died on Jan. 21 in West Philadelphia after a heart attack at age 59.Hopkins led the design as project lead for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The nearly $400-million park is reopening in phases, beginning this summer, as the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park.Hopkins, also an urban designer and environmental planner, is a former partner in LDA Design, London, and a Fellow of the U.K.'s Landscape Institute. His awards include the institute's Peter
Related Links: February 2011 Video Tribute to Jay Wadman 2011 Video About Wadman Corp. WadmanAs a boy, David L. Wadman, now CEO of Ogden, Utah, contractor Wadman Corp., was less than thrilled to be "packing cement" for his father's company on summer mornings rather than joyriding on a motorcycle, he said in a 2011 video tribute.But the firm founded by his father, V. Jay Wadman, in a business the younger Wadman once thought was the "stupidest," had revenue of about $88 million in 2012 and is one of the state's leading building contractors.The elder Wadman, credited by his son
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