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Old 09-23-2006, 08:09 PM
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If you find that name out I would be interested to hear it...I think some guys from my circle new one of the guys who lost their lives...I think they worked for Otis Elevator...who was the Chicago guy ????
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Old 09-23-2006, 08:55 PM
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Sorry the guy lived in Roselle, Ill. the strret was Granville I have sent an e-mail to 2nd owner because he said he went to the funeral for the first owner but the last time I talked to him he said that it was 35 years ago and all he remembers about that friend of his at that time was that his nickname was either banana or wrecker could not remember his last name but I will ask again sure would like to find out.
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Old 09-23-2006, 08:57 PM
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The Chicago guy was Richard Chuk.
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Old 09-25-2006, 10:44 PM
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Just got done talking to Chief Engineer of the Sears Tower and he said that the name of the Elevator company where the people who died building it was Westinghouse and he thought there was a guy still working with him who might have more info and will get back to me.
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Who is the Chief now ? PM me
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His name is Tom Crowin Chief Engineer started working there in 1979 and if I am spelling his name correct or not.
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He would like to find out which decal might have left this 3 foot long impression.

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How could anyone guess that...he needs to find some old pics
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