Howard Simpson, known for his engineering expertise in structural mechanics, died Jan. 23 at age 97. He was the last surviving founder of multidisciplinary consulting engineer Simpson Gumpertz & Heger.

Public utilities staffer represented group’s esprit de corps in steering peers away from an unimaginable act of workplace terror; he was killed along with 10 employees and a visiting contractor.

The reality that more structures fail during construction than after completion spurred the forensic engineer, who died Jan. 3 in Manhattan, to champion the first load design standard for temporary and partially completed structures. 

Former HNTB aviation executive Jim Tuttle dies at 77

Structural engineer Nancy Hamilton, 60, known for leading and coordinating extremely complicated jobs—including JFK’s Terminal 4 and LGA’s Central Terminal Redevelopment phasing—died Oct. 24 from a gastrointestinal tumor.

David P. Suder, co-CEO of specialty contractor KHS&S, dies suddenly at 58

Adam Jones Sr., founder of The Erection Co., has returned as the Arlington, Wash.-based steel erector’s CEO following the sudden death of Lance Richotte, TEC’s president, CEO and primary shareholder since last year.

Architect Cesar Pelli, whose buildings changed the landscape in major cities the world over, died July 19 at age 92.