In Memory of
Dan McNally
Cianbro veteran Dan McNally passed away due to natural causes on January 3, 2014 doing what he loved at his home in Chesterville, Maine. Dan worked for Cianbro for 25 years as a carpenter, most recently lending his expertise to the Cianbro Institute as Equipment and Civil Craft Training Coordinator. Dan had a true passion for his craft and teaching others. He developed and delivered Cianbro’s Civil Concrete Training Program. He also provided training for many equipment operators and drivers in the company. Dan truly enjoyed the opportunity to work at schools and demonstrate skills to a younger generation in Cianbro’s Construction Boot Camp Program. Many people worked with Dan over his 25 years in the field at various projects such as the Berlin Landfill and Spruce Mountain jobs where he was a carpenter foreman. “Dan is going to be truly missed,” said Cianbro Vice President for Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environmental Mike Bennett. “His dedication and passion to teach and pass on skills to others was invaluable. To see his eyes light up when working with high school students at the Craft Championships or during a school visit demonstrated the pride that he had not only in his profession but in Cianbro. His honest approach to life and his willingness to speak up when others were unwilling to do so brought value to Cianbro and to those around him. Dan has forever left his mark here and will not be forgotten. He was genuine and he cared about the company. We are very thankful for his contribution to the success of Cianbro, and the skills he has taught others will continue to pave the way for a successful future. We will miss you Dan and may you rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayer go out to Jane and the rest of Dan’s family and friends.” Cianbro Institute Manager Brian Watson remembers Dan as being an integral part of Cianbro’s training team. “He was well known as a person you could rely on in any situation, and willing to do whatever it took to get the job done right,” said Brian. “He was honest and very direct in his opinions and respected by all of us. His integrity was beyond reproach and we will miss his warm smile. The entire Cianbro team was better with Dan McNally on it.”
In Memory of
Larry Coston
Veteran Cianbro Team Member Larry Coston passed away unexpectedly on June 4th, 2014 in the town of his birth -- Hartland, Maine. Larry spent 22 years with Cianbro, serving as a truck driver, equipment operator and millwright. Larry carried out many of his duties at the state’s paper mills, including Jay, Rumford, East Millinocket, Hinckley and Madison. He also served the company at Cianbro’s module facility in Brewer, Maine. At the time of his passing, he had taken on the challenge of learning to operate a crane. His friend, Crane Training Coordinator Roy Bolton II, points out that Larry had just moved back into the Pittsfield yard crew as a truck driver and equipment operator. Larry made many friends while at Cianbro. Safety Manager Roger Leach remembers, “He was always a good worker here at Brewer. He was rather quiet most of the time, and pitched in whenever needed. He operated many different pieces of equipment well, and jumped right in when asked. He was an allaround good guy.” Equipment/Yard Superintendent Ben Wagg said of Larry, “He was a very dedicated and dependable team member. No matter what the task at hand, he was all about getting it done.” 36
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In Memory of
Jimmy Curtis The men and women of Cianbro’s fabrication and coating facility in Pittsfield, Maine have retired the locker of fellow team member Jim Curtis. “We’ve put a padlock on it and we’ve left everything in the locker just as Jimmy left it when he went home after working overtime on his last day at Cianbro,” said Shop Foreman Craig Chambers. The next evening, April 6th, 2014, Jimmy lost his life in a traffic accident on Interstate 95 in Hampden, Maine. He was only 39 years old. “Our whole team down here will miss him greatly,” said Craig. James Curtis III spent nearly half of his short life at Cianbro, as a valued welder. He came to the company right out of tech school, and had the drive to master the tools of the trade. Jimmy had a reputation for working hard, for showing up whenever he was needed, and that included lending a hand anytime and anyplace he could, even outside of work. His teammates remember how he came in to the shop even after hurting his arm at home awhile back, because he was the top sub arc welder on the team and was able to guide his co-workers on the equipment while he healed. “He was a special person, the kind that you rarely find during a lifetime,” said Fabrication Superintendent Jurgen Bell. “When you watch somebody grow up, grow into the trade for 19 years like we watched Jim, you realize that you become family. He had a great attitude. I never remember him having a cross moment. In fact, whenever others were down, he’d pick up their spirits.” “I thought of him as a son rather than as a co-worker or a friend,” said Craig. “He had red hair and I often joked that he was my red-headed stepchild. Come to think of it, he probably saw us more than he saw his actual family. He wouldn’t talk a lot when he first came to the company, but he eventually loosened up and even became something of a prankster. He was a great guy, a dedicated team member and a good friend to all of us, a giver not a taker. It’s sad that his life was shortened by such a tragedy.”