In Memoriam: Richard Thomas Dalvano

Dalvano

Richard Thomas Dalvano, longtime owner of Barist Elevator Co., Inc. of Deer Park, NY, passed away on February 24 at age 88. Dalvano served as a helper, then a mechanic, at a number of NYC area elevator companies before launching his own maintenance and construction business in 1974. He worked hard to grow Barist, eventually selling it to KONE in 2015 before retiring and then settling permanently in Naples, Florida, with his beloved wife, Betty. Dalvano was a former president and Board of Directors (BoD) member at Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY), as well as a former National Association of Elevator Contractors BoD member and director. “Richard recruited me to the ECNY BoD and eventually, guided my ascension to president of ECNY, taking the reins from him,” colleague and ELEVATOR WORLD Correspondent Matthew Jackson said. “I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the many times I sought his counsel, knowing I would always get the unvarnished truth, good or bad. Those were fun days! Rest in peace, dear friend.”

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