In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Frank Wieckowski

Frank Wieckowski of Sarasota, Florida, a longtime elevator man, passed away on September 25 at age 91. A U.S. Army veteran, Wieckowski worked at Chicago Rawhide in the synthetic rubber...

In Memoriam: Michael J. Walsh

Michael J. Walsh of Weymouth, Massachusetts, who enjoyed a nearly 60-year elevator industry career and owned his own company, United Elevator, passed away on July 22 at the age of...

In Memoriam: Stephan Kretzschmar

Stephan Kretzschmar, sales manager at LM Liftmaterial GmbH, died in a plane crash on July 5 together with his 33-year-old son and his son's partner, LIFTjournal reports. He was voted to the...

In Memoriam: Klaus Reinhardt

Klaus Reinhardt, former board member of VFA-Interlift e.V. and owner and managing director of ATH Aufzugstechnik Heilbronn and Becker & Reinhardt, GmbH & Co. KG of Germany, passed away recently...

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Lauer

Dr. Peter Lauer, a well-known force in the elevator world and honorary member of VFA-Interlift e.V., passed away in mid-2024 at the age of 87, VFA-Interlift Chairman Achim Hütter announced...

In Memoriam: Eric Appana

Eric Appana, a QEI and senior field engineer for Motion Control Engineering's (MCE) New York office, passed away on June 23 at the age of 50. MCE Sales Representative Bette...

In Memoriam: Charles Larry Hyde

Owner of Utah-based Mountain West Starlifts and YES – Your Elevator Service, Charles Larry Hyde recently passed away peacefully at home in Salt Lake City in June. On January 4,...

In Memoriam: Peter J. Hitsous

Lifelong Staten Island, NY, resident Peter J. Hitsous, who had a distinguished career with Allstar Elevator and Otis, from which he retired, passed away on March 12 at age 70....

In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

Milton Thomas Sybert of Northbrook, Illinois, a force in the elevator industry for decades, passed away peacefully on April 29 at age 93 surrounded by his loving family. A U.S....

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Tim Herrmann, a beloved father, brother, friend and husband, passed away on April 13 at age 64. A well-known figure in the NYC elevator industry, Herrmann previously worked for ECI-EDI...