Rest in Peace Mr. Church. The best thing you can do on this planet... You did. You left with everyone's praise Thank you. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Ron Greenman <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:58:05 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: George L. Church, Jr. As Twain said, "Go to Heaven for the weather. Go to Hell for the company." On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Douglas Hicks <[email protected]> wrote: > Arguing with St Peter? I think it is more likely he is contemplating why > Hell is not sprinklered. Satan best be forewarned. > > -----Original Message----- From: David Autry > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:27 AM > > To: > sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > Subject: RE: George L. Church, Jr. > > "standing at the Pearly Gates arguing with St. Peter about why they are > not self-closing!" > > AMEN to that. > > > RIP and God speed George L. Church, Jr. > > > David Autry > > Meininger Fire Protection Inc. > 2521 W L St. Suite No.4 > Lincoln, Ne 68522 > Voice (402) 466-2616 > Fax (402) 466-2617 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: > sprinklerforum-bounces@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > [mailto:sprinklerforum-**[email protected].**org<[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:22 AM > To: > sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > Subject: RE: George L. Church, Jr. > > AMEN Duane! Whether you knew him for a minute or a lifetime, if you knew > George L. Church, Jr. you'd know, he is right now... standing at the > Pearly Gates arguing with St. Peter about why they are not self-closing! > Mark at Aero > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > sprinklerforum-bounces@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > [mailto:sprinklerforum-**[email protected].**org<[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of > Johnson, Duane (NIH/OD/ORS) [C] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:30 AM > To: > 'sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > ' > Subject: RE: George L. Church, Jr. > > Like many, I only met him once, but will never forget him. > > In memory of glc (from a few archives): > > " I'm not a FPE but I can see water spray in front of my nose" > " As I'm reminded often, its not what you know... it's what you can prove, > which may be a lot more difficult." > " That and about $75,0000 would be the difference" > " Now we'll limit that to lazy." > " I may have learned something!" > " If it is in YOUR best interests to have em trained, and they aren't > being trained, then its YOUR job to train them. Now, if you're butting > heads with a badge-heavy moron, I'd suggest forget the training and go > over his head." > " If he doesn't get it, send him a link to water supply school at the > Academy or one of the Associations." > " tell them they need to keep walls a minimum of 6" off the heads" > " Another benefit is knowing how to gently stop folks from doing something > stupid." > "That's a lotta truckloads of fertilizer" > " If I'd known how much time it was going to take, I may have declined, > but now I wouldn't have missed it- great group of people" > " A FIRE-SAFE Christmas to all, and if you don't have sprinklers, don't > have candles." > "That, my friend, is the type of negligence that pierces the corporate > veil and puts you where you belong." > "Believe me, if I had a reason to bitch, I would. I don't." > " Hopefully I positively influenced some change here or there. Improved at > least the way some people do things, or at least got them thinking." > " There are instances on this Forum where advice is given to run in > opposite directions. In either direction you run, follow Roland's advice" > > " I'd like to thank Steve and the gang for again presenting us with a > memorable experience that combined fun with a ton of educational > offerings." > > > > Duane Johnson, PE > Program Manager > Division of the Fire Marshal (Contractor) Office of Research Services > National Institutes of Health > 301-496-0487 > > "Protecting Science - One Sprinkler at a Time" > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Holsopple [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:10 AM > To: > sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[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 > Sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.**org/listinfo.cgi/** > sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o<http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o> > rg > ______________________________**_________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.**org/listinfo.cgi/** > sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o<http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o> > rg > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.**org/listinfo.cgi/** > sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o<http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.o> > rg > ______________________________**_________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.**org/listinfo.cgi/** > sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.**org<http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org> > ______________________________**_________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@lists.**firesprinkler.org<[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.**org/listinfo.cgi/** > sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.**org<http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org> > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ 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
