obituary
In Memoriam: Raymond Zomchek
Raymond Zomchek, longtime owner of Bensenville, Illinois-based Colley Elevator Co., passed away on May 18 at age 87. A prominent figure in the elevator industry, Zomchek was instrumental in building...
In Memoriam: Ben Abbaspour
Ben Abbaspour, a prolific ELEVATOR WORLD author, engineer, consultant and entrepreneur, passed away in his native Tehran, Iran, on April 4. Abbaspour had been a senior engineer at ABBA Engineering...
In Memoriam: Robert Michael Coronato
Robert Michael "Bob" Coronato, founder and co-owner of Toccoa, Georgia-based elevator fixture specialist PTL Equipment, passed away on March 8 at age 86 in Demorest, Georgia. With his late, beloved...
In Memoriam: Rafael Viñoly
Rafael Viñoly, an internationally celebrated architect described by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as “an ardent contributor for shaping the urban realm,” passed away on March...
In Memoriam: David Schuyler Herres
David Schuyler Herres of Clarksville, New Hampshire, a longtime ELEVATOR WORLD contributor and author, passed away on November 12, 2022, after a long illness. A New Hampshire master electrician with...
In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr
Fritz Mayr, after more than half a century as CEO of Mauerstetten, Germany-headquartered mayr®, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18. An engineer who earned his degree...
In Memoriam: Robert D. Byers Jr.
Robert D. Byers Jr. of Decatur, Illinois, vice president of American Service Group Inc. and a member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors, passed away in January at age...
In Memoriam: Fauston Thomas Bonnie
Fauston Thomas "Bill" Bonnie, a lifelong elevator mechanic who worked at Haughton, Montgomery and Otis, passed away in late 2022 at age 87. A native of Wisconsin and a U.S....
In Memoriam: Jeffrey Henry “Jeff” Steinkamp
Jeffrey Henry "Jeff" Steinkamp of Quincy, Illinois, former head engineer at Hollister-Whitney, passed away on December 17 at age 71. He is remembered as a brilliant engineer, loving family man,...
In Memoriam: Richard Irving Stanley
Richard Irving Stanley, who provided the startup money for the family business, Merrimack, New Hampshire-headquartered Stanley Elevator Co., upon his return from the Korean War, passed away on October 31...
