Remembering Gil Carlson

DanHolohan

died 10 years ago today. Just wanted to remember him. Thanks for everything, Gil.

Dave Yates (PAH)

his memory

lives on in your book "Pumping Away" and this afternoon I'm giving the Stevens College of Technology freshman hydronics class that book along with several others from the Super Sized Dan package.

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kevin_5

Thanks Dan

You made someone real to me whom I never had the opportunity to meet. His knowledge and name are living on in many folks. Something for us all to aspire to huh? Kevin

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Mad Dog

Thanks Gil.....

Mad Dog

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Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes

Gil Carlson

I would have loved to have met him. Thanks to Dan, he was a big influence in my professional life.

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Mark Eatherton

Heres to you Gil...

I teach your ways on a regular basis. And thanks for takin' tha crazy Holohan kid under your wing. He's a keeper.

ME

RB_2

Can't ya just see Dan asking Gil

…but Gil... when did ya’ know about the point of no pressure change?

Dan probably carried a mic back then as well...

Gil's legacy and Dan's will go around forever - just like the wheel...and how right to see Dan holding the wheel up in such high regards...can you see the respect…I can.

The photo - belongs to Ken...its a classic...and historical.

The wheel - in perpetual rotation...from Gil to Jim to Dan to moi...it’s never to be owned by anyone or any company.

The keeper of the wheels responsibility is to find a 30 something rising star...a future leader - speaker - author - and totally passionate about education.

Must believe without faltering that this industry is and always will be owned by the tradesman and must be willing to stand up for the deadmen.

Individual must demonstrate a life long commitment to volunteering their time and talents to a greater cause…this means you’re active today and still will be when its time to hand off the “Wheel of Fortune” in 2014.

As the keeper of Gils Wheel - your job is to spread the word of hydronics - raise money for this industry and for those in need around us.

Who is this person…are you out there?

Do you have what it takes?

Wouldn’t it be grand to have Statesman Holohan there for your ceremony…

rb

DanHolohan

Beautiful words

and wonderful thoughts. Thanks, RB.

Dave Yates (PAH)

I met

and spoke with 19 of them this past week Robert. Wonderful experience. Any one of them could be a candidate.

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tombig

The Wheel

I've seen photos but I have no clue as to what "The Wheel" is. I understand Gil was a great hydronician but the significance of the wheel escapes me.



"Must believe without faltering that this industry is and always will be owned by the tradesman and must be willing to stand up for the deadmen".


WOW!!! Sounds like a true believer to me

Boilerpro_3

Tom, The wheel is the first B& G System Syzer

I "met" Gil for the first time through his many technical writings for B&G. Many thanks to Art Pittaway in Rockford, IL for the introduction. I "bump" into Gil almost everyday while on the job. The truly great live forever in thier contributions to the future, even if someday thier names are forgotten.

Boilerpro

DanHolohan

He made it for himself,

to help size jobs. He kept it in his desk drawer and never mentioned to anyone. One day, one of the other B&G guys saw him using it and asked what it was. "Oh, it's just something I put together to help me size jobs," Gil said.

It became the famous System Syzer.

Gil also invented primary-secondary pumping in a similar way. He did and never told anyone about it, until someone asked. He was a very humble guy.