Donald E. Bush Sr., FRCI, died Dec. 28, 2016, at the age of 78. Born in Ohio, he joined RCI in 1984, in its infancy, and became its treasurer in 1988 and its president in 1991. He was chairman of the RCI Nondestructive Testing Committee, longtime chair of the RRC Exam Development Committee, and had been director of the original Region III of RCI. You can read a more comprehensive tribute to Don here.
Wayne Steele, RRO, 64, passed away December 21, 2016. Steele was employed as a roof trade instructor at New Brunswick Community College for over 20 years and held a seasonal position with Roof 1 Consultants as a roof inspector and RRO. He was a member of the Ontario Chapter of RCI and was formerly with Roofspek Limited; Jacques, Whitford & Associates; and Stantec Consulting Ltd. He is survived by his wife Linda, his son William, daughter Jessica, grandson Stephen Ridgway, mother Mary Steele, brother Jack Steele, and his “other daughter” Nicole Bentley Furlotte.
Michael Blanchette, FRCI, RRC, RRO, president of RCI from 1998-99, has retired from his position at Amtech Solutions Inc. in Allen, TX, where he was a principal. Blanchette began his roof consulting career with Roofing Consultants, Inc. in Royal Oak, MI; worked for Milbrand Company in Warren, MI; and then became vice president of Amtech Roofing Consultants Inc. in 1983. He received the RCI Outstanding Volunteer Award in 1997 and the Herbert Busching Award in 2000 for his efforts in establishment of the RCI Foundation. He is the longtime treasurer of the RCI Foundation U.S. board of directors.
