WorldWide Drilling Resource

66 DECEMBER 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® In Memoriam David M. Gleason W th great sadness, Aust n Powder Company announced the pass ng of Pres dent and CEO Dav d M. G eason on October 17, 2016. After graduat ng from Dartmouth Co ege n 1954, he began h s career as a techn ca representat ve at Aust n Powder n 1955. From there, he worked h s way through the ranks from sa es representat ve to d rector of sa es, v ce pres dent and genera man- ager, and u t mate y n 1965, to pres dent and ch ef execut ve off cer. He was nstru- menta n expand ng the bus ness from a sma reg ona company to a wor dw de manufactur ng/market ng organ zat on, operat ng n North Amer ca, South Amer ca, Europe, As a, and the M dd e East. Mr. G eason he d membersh ps n a mu t tude of bus ness assoc at ons, nc ud ng the Internat ona Soc ety of Exp os ves Eng neers, Amer can M n ng Congress, Amer can Inst tute of M n ng, Meta urg ca and Petro eum Eng neers, and the Soc ety for M n ng, Meta urgy and Exp orat on. A fe ong C eve ander, he was nvo ved n many oca c v c organ zat ons. He s surv ved by h s w fe of 65 years, Kathryn; son M chae (Conn e), T mothy (Betsy), A exander “Sandy”; daughter Co een; and e ght grandch dren. The management and staff of WWDR extend the r condo ences to Dav d s fam y, fr ends, and co eagues. Lest we forget... ) ! #$ ( & & # $ ( *$ " " " & # $ %# ''' "" $$!% !#$ ! " % ( $