HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2024 58 IN MEMORIAM Harry George Henry Hall, of Moffat, Ontario, passed away on August 3, in his 75th year. He was born on August 1, 1949, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and immigrated to Canada in 1970. He developed his career, working first at SKF Bearing Manufacturing, and then McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Manufacturing in Ontario. After a slowdown in the aerospace industry, Hall landed a job at Toronto Ironworks, which started his path in heat treating. In 1989, he founded Aberfoyle Metal Treaters Ltd., near Guelph, Ontario. Hall established a business conducting large-scale heat treating for heavy industry including steel mills, nuclear power, hydro-electric, petrochemical, and large machining. He was a long-standing board member of the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), serving as president in 2002, and was recognized as Master Craftsman Heat Treater of the Year for North America. In 2011, he received the MTI Heritage Award. He also served on the board of directors for Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters from 2009 to 2015. Hall sold Aberfoyle Metal Treaters Ltd. in 2012 to Canerector, which was Toronto Ironworks—coming full circle from his heat treating roots. Hall was associated with the ASM Ontario Chapter. James Raymond Keiser, FASM, 81, died on July 21 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born December 5, 1942, in Alton, Illinois, Keiser graduated with a B.S. in science engineering from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He enjoyed an illustrious 50-year career in the Materials Science and Technology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A fellow of ASM International and NACE International, he produced over 280 technical publications, held two patents, and won 11 “Best Paper” and many other awards. George Mayer, FASM, 89, of Shoreline, Washington, passed away May 12, 2023. A native of Hungary, he emigrated to the United States as a refugee with his parents, became an American citizen and served in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Boston Latin School, Boston University, University of Oklahoma (M. Met. Engr.), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.). He was a longtime research professor of materials science and engineering (MSE) at the University of Washington, Seattle, and was previously at the University of Pittsburgh, North Carolina State University, and Duke University in MSE programs. In government, he worked at the Army Research Office, Institute for Defense Analyses, and at the Pentagon. He published multiple papers on failure and fatigue analysis, composite materials, ceramics and bioinspired materials, and presented at numerous conferences. His most recent research involved sponges and mollusks, and lessons from organic ceramic composites to resist mechanical failure. James L. Walker, of Woodridge, Illinois, died on June 12. He was 70 years old. Walker retired from Brenntag Great Lakes. He was involved with the American Society for Quality for many years and was serving as treasurer of the Chicago Section prior to his death. He also was a member of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals. Walker was a longtime member of the ASM Chicago Regional Chapter. Keiser Mayer IN MEMORIAM Hall IN MEMORIAM Walker
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