Donald “Don” Batz died April 22 at the age of 77. Batz was senior vice president and director of operations for CommAir Mechanical Services in Fresno, California, before retiring.
Joel Spira, 88, chairman and founder of Lutron Electronics, inventor of the solid-state dimmer switch, and 2010 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Falk Award winner, died April 8.
Formerly of London Metal Services and Boutette and Barnett Trade Distribution Centre, Barnett was an active volunteer with HRAI, serving on the wholesalers division board as chair and as HRAI chair in 2001-2002.
Siemen was born Jan. 5, 1957, in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Harold J. and Marie A. (Messina) Siemen. He worked as a technical relations representative for Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI).
Joseph “Joe” Fristik, corporate vice president of marketing and national accounts at Rheem Mfg. Co., passed away suddenly on March 25, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Joseph “Joe” Fristik, corporate vice president of marketing and national accounts at Rheem Mfg. Co., passed away suddenly on March 25, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Scott Robinson, 64, of Ashtabula, Ohio, a business man of 40 years, died at home on Dec. 15, 2014, with his family at his side. Robinson, along with his longtime partner, David Pinelli, opened Apple Heating in 1985, contracting in heating, air conditioning, and related products.
Paul S. Hobica, 93, of Phoenix, died on Oct. 4, 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: St. Vincent de Paul at Most Holy Trinity, 8620 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020.
