Apologies for the late post but am just back in the office having being on vacation for the last 2 weeks.
As all have mentioned George was incredibly dedicated to the industry. He helped so many and exuded inspiration. However my memory of him is from the AFSA conference of 2011 in San Antonio where I got to spend time with himself and Cathy. Boy was that a lot of fun! I can see himself and Cathy fighting over who got to tell the story of how they met (they were both as enthusiastic as if they had just been going out a few months :) Little did I know that would be the last time I would see him. Luckily George lived each day to the fullest so I don't have any 'we should have done ...' My condolences to his family. He will be missed by us all. Damien Shannon Director of Sales and Technical Affairs Provincial Sprinkler Company Ltd. Unit 4, Cork Airport Industrial Estate Kinsale Road, Cork, Ireland. Office: (021) 496 5058 Mobile: (086) 788 8222 Fax: (021) 431 7425 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Holsopple Sent: 27 June 2013 15:10 To: [email protected] Subject: George L. Church, Jr. 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
