I only had the pleasure of meeting George in person a few times at the Providence and San Antonio conventions, but will long remember his many contributions to the forum and our industry. God bless his family and deepest condolences.
Christopher Born, P.E. Director, Fire Protection Engineering Clark Nexsen, P.C. Norfolk, VA Sent from my iPad On Jun 27, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Ken Holsopple <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Forumites, > > It is with great sorrow that I bear the news that George L. Church, Jr. past > away last evening after a 16 month battle with lung cancer. > George was 58 years old. George leaves behind a wife Cathy, daughter Margaret > (Meg) Ames, son-in law Dave Ames, his mother and four sisters. > > George's sprinkler career started in 1974 with Automatic Sprinkler > Corporation of America (Philly) and in 1998 started Rowe Sprinkler with his > wife Cathy. > As many of you know, he was a fan of this forum and an huge advocate for the > fire sprinkler industry. He served on several NFPA committees and valued the > many friends he made along his journey. > His humor, enthusiasm, and passion for the sprinkler business will be a great > loss for all of us. > > I will post funeral arrangements here on the forum when they become available. > > But in true George Church fashion and as a tribute and continuation of his > last forum post....I know he is licking (kicking) himself in a better place. > (Sorry Mr. Muncy, but I know he wouldn't have passed this one up.) > > Wiping away tears as I hit the send button. > > Ken Holsopple > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
