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                <title><![CDATA[ Industry veteran Robert Darby dies at 72 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2026/february/industry-veteran-robert-darby-dies-at-72</link>
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                    The Drilling Contractors Association is mourning the loss of longtime associate member and former board leader Robert Darby, who served on multiple committees and supported industry programs and scholarships throughout his career.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Remembering Bob Affholder: A legacy of passion and innovation in the CIPP, tunneling industries ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2024/august-2024-vol-79-no-8/editors-log/remembering-bob-affholder-a-legacy-of-passion-and-innovation-in-the-cipp-tunneling-industries</link>
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                    (UI) — Robert (Bob) Wilson Affholder, a true industry giant by any measure or perspective, passed away in late July after a brilliant career that amazed, impressed and established his footprint upon essence of both cured-in-place pipe rehabilitation and the tunneling industry.
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                <title><![CDATA[ CIPP, tunneling pioneer Robert “Bob” Affholder passes ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/july/cipp-tunneling-pioneer-robert-bob-affholder-passes</link>
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                    A pioneer in trenchless rehabilitation and boring/tunneling, Robert &quot;Bob&quot; Affholder passed away Friday, July 26.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Pipeline industry veteran Mark Roberts passes away at 75 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/february/pipeline-industry-veteran-mark-roberts-passes-away-at-75</link>
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                    Louisiana Pipeliners Association founder Mark Roberts was active in the pipeline industry for 25 years with near perfect attendance. Under his leadership, the Association raised and awarded over $2 million in scholarships to hundreds of students since its founding.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Frank Canon, renowned figure in HDD industry, dies at 77 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2024/january/frank-canon-renowned-figure-in-hdd-industry-dies-at-77</link>
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                    Frank Lynn Canon, 77, a pioneer in the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry, died on Jan. 5 in Magnolia, Texas. Born in Alpena, Mich., Canon’s journey from a lime-green polyester suit on his first day as an oilfield mud engineer to becoming a legendary educator in drilling fluids has left an indelible mark on the HDD community.
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                <title><![CDATA[ James Q. Crowe, fiber optic, telecommunications pioneer dies at 74 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/july/james-q-crowe-fiber-optic-telecommunications-pioneer-dies-at-74</link>
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                    Crowe Company announced that James Q. Crowe, a technology and telecommunications visionary who spearheaded the fiber optic telecommunications revolution, died July 2nd in Paradise Valley, Arizona, after a battle with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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                <title><![CDATA[ NASSCO, Rehab Icon Irv Gemora Dies at 86 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2023/january/nassco-rehab-icon-irv-gemora-dies-at-86</link>
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                    Underground infrastructure industry icon Irvin “Irv” Gemora, 86, of Towson, Md., passed away on Dec. 4, 2022.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Business News ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/magazine/2022/november-2022-vol-77-no-11/business/business-news</link>
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                <title><![CDATA[ Vermeer Chair Emeritus, former CEO Bob Vermeer dies at 78 ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2022/august/vermeer-chair-emeritus-former-ceo-bob-vermeer-dies-at-78</link>
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                    (UC) — Bob Vermeer, former Vermeer CEO and current chair emeritus, has died at the age of 78 after battling cancer, Vermeer Corporation said in a statement.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Tulsa Rig Iron VP, co-owner Troy Young dies in boating accident ]]></title>
                <link>http://admin.undergroundinfrastructure.com/news/2022/june/tulsa-rig-iron-vp-co-owner-troy-young-dies-in-boating-accident</link>
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                    It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you that Tulsa Rig Iron Vice President and co-owner Troy Young passed away in a tragic boating accident over the Memorial Day weekend.
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