in memoriam

Hans Hausner, 1927–2016

By Eileen De Guire / November 30, 2016

Hans Hausner, 1927–2016 It is with great sadness that we share the news that Prof Dr Hans Hausner, a founder member of the European Ceramic Society, died last August 26th. He…

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Richard Alliegro

By Eileen De Guire / November 30, 2016

Richard Alliegro Note: This obituary was adapted from telegram.com Worcester, Massachusetts. Richard Alan Alliegro passed away on November 26, 2016. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dick had a long and esteemed…

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Richard M. Spriggs

By / June 4, 2013

Richard M. Spriggs of Alfred, N.Y., passed away Saturday, July 21, 2007, after battling lung cancer. Spriggs was professor emeritus of ceramic engineering at the NYS College of Ceramics at…

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Jack A. Rubin

By / June 4, 2013

Jack A. Rubin died during a medical procedure at Poway Pomerado Hospital, Jan. 16, 2007. A resident of San Diego, he was 71. Rubin held a BS in geochemistry from…

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Edwin Ruh

By / June 4, 2013

Edwin Ruh, 82, president of Ruh International Inc., Pittsburgh, died Jan. 28, 2007. He was a graduate of Rutgers University, holding BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in ceramics. At the…

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John C. Constantine

By / June 4, 2013

ohn C. Constantine, 68, of St. Charles, Mo., died Jan. 9, 2007, at his home. He was cofounder and co-owner of Gateway Alloys. After serving in the U.S. Army’s antiballistic…

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Charles A. Schacht

By / June 4, 2013

Charles A. Schacht, 71, of Granville, Ohio, died April 10, 2007, at home. He attended Capital University for two years and then The Ohio State University where he earned a…

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Ibrahim Sekercioglu

By / June 4, 2013

Ibrahim Sekercioglu of Muskegon, Mich., died Jan. 10, 2007, at his home. He was 65. He was born at Bergama, Turkey, April 15, 1941. In 1961, he immigrated to the…

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Frances Darby

By / June 4, 2013

Frances Darby of Mesquite, Texas, died June 17, 2007. She was 87. In 1947, she began taking ceramics classes from a teacher across the street. Her husband, Joseph, thought firing…

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Albert H. Bremser

By / June 4, 2013

Albert H. Bremser, 69, died at home, June 21, 2007. He graduated from Alfred University with a B.S. in ceramic engineering in 1962, and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees…

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