Low-key but business-savvy heir to Bechtel mantle was CEO for three decades in a period of extensive global growth and started, at 32, what became a $1B+ philanthropy operation.

Former design firm chiefs Morris Levy, 91, and Robert O'Neil, 85, left imprints on key firms and projects

Leslie E. Robertson, preeminent structural engineer of supertall buildings, died on Feb. 11—one day before his 93^rd birthday.

Brendan Bechtel, compan chairman and CEO, terms its former executive and board member a 'trusted adviser'

Richard, the company founder's son, took over at 27, grew the building contractor to $1.25 billion in revenue and transitioned the firm to a new generation

Civil engineer, educator, leader and role model, the first Black president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, died on Jan. 14 at age 87.

Architect George T. Heery Sr., a powerhouse who cofounded architect-engineer Heery & Heery in 1952 and became an expert in project delivery, died on Jan. 21 in Atlanta. He was 93.