ASME Life Fellow Dale Leroy Schubert, an engineer and inventor,
died in Tacoma, Wash., on Sept. 3. He was 91. After graduating from
the University of Idaho in 1938 with a degree in mechanical engineering,
Schubert worked as an engineer at Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. and
Boeing Aircraft Co., and as a chief engineer for the Plywood Research
Foundation in Tacoma. He then established International Design Inc.,
an engineering company, and was owner and president until retiring in
1977. Schubert's name as an inventor or co-inventor is on 40 U.S. and
foreign patents. He was a registered engineer in several U.S. states
and in several other countries. He was named a Life Fellow of ASME for
his accomplishments in the development of hardboard and particle board
manufacturing equipment. In 1965, Schubert volunteered and served on
a U.S. Foreign Trade Mission under President Johnson and traveled to
Thailand and Taiwan. He became a member of ASME in 1948.
Akeley, Lloyd T. (1915-2007), Sanbornville, N.H. Northern New
England Section. Member 1957.
Allen, Bob J. (1925-2007), Mooresville, N.C. Piedmont-Carolina
Section. Member 1951.
Alvine, Raymond G. (1926-2007), Omaha, Neb. Nebraska Section.
Member 1980.
Astill, Clifford J. (1936-2007), Silver Spring, Md. Washington,
D.C. Section. Member 1973.
Atkin, Albert J. (1934-2007), Minett, Ontario, Canada. Ontario
Section. Member 1958.
Bailey, Ralph (1914-2007), Alpine, N.J. Bergen Passaic Subsection.
Member 1945.
Ball, Calvin L. (1933-2006), Columbia Station, Ohio. Cleveland
Section. Fellow 1956.
Ball, Norman D. (1925-2007), Bauxite, Ark. Arkansas Section.
Member 1948.
Banks, Charles K. (1922-2007), Stuart, Fla. Palm Beach Section.
Member 1957.
Banks, William C. (1921-2007), Broomfield, Colo. Colorado Section.
Member 1971.
Bauder, Edward (1939-2007), Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati Section.
Member 1963.
Borglin, Stig H. (1927-2007), Malmo, Sweden. Europe District.
Member 1967.
Brain, Jesse (1921-2007), Palm Springs, Calif. California Inland
Section. Member 1950.
Bristol, John M. (1935-2007), Elephant Butte, Texas. Rio Grande
Section. Member 1971.
D'Mello, Osler N. (1919-2006), Mumbai, India. India Section.
Member 1967.
Garland, Edward J. (1918-2007), Sun City Center, Fla. Florida
West Coast Section. Member 1950.
Goodman, John W. (1934-2007), Redondo Beach, Calif. Los Angeles
Section. Member 1977.
Janco, Nathan (1910-2007), Key Largo, Fla. Miami Section. Member
1932.
Metzer, Daniel G. (1947-2007), Ardmore, Okla. Central Oklahoma
Section. Member 1981.
Scattergood, William K. (1917-2007), Wallingford, Pa. Philadelphia
Section. Member 1973.
Starzynski, Severn (1915-2007), Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico
Section. Member 1971.
Sullivan, Ernest R. (1919-2007), Timonium, Md. Baltimore Section.
Member 1947.
Triolo, Joseph F. (1918-2007), Boonsboro, Md. Baltimore Section.
Member 1940.
Uyechi, Tadashi Robert (1932-2006), Kailua, Hawaii. Hawaii Section.
Member 1956.
Vavra, Michael B. (1948-2007), Danville, Calif. Mt. Diablo Section.
Member 1978.
Veltrop, Jan A. (1922-2007), Skokie, Ill. Skokie Valley Subsection.
Member 1954.
Wagner, Harry D. (1916-2007), Boca Raton, Fla. Palm Beach Section.
Member 1945.
Walker, William F. (1937-2007), Auburn, Ala. Chattahoochee Section.
Fellow 1966.
Walters, Charles H. (1947-2007), Columbus, Ohio. Central Ohio
Section. Affiliate 1978.
Wang, Charles J. (1948-2007), New Orleans, La. New Orleans Section.
Member 1980.
Ware, Peter W. (1950-2007), Carrollton, Ga. Atlanta Section.
Member 1976.
Willyoung, David M. (1924-2007), Burlington Flats, N.Y. Mohawk
Valley Section. Fellow 1962.
Woolrich, W.R., Jr. (1919-2007), Houston, Texas. South Texas
Section. Member 1960.
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