HAWAII CHAPTER - Spouses of Dedicated ASHRAE VOLUNTEERS

The Spouses Involved at Its Beginning (SY 1969-70) – Since the beginning of this Chapter, some of the spouses of our volunteers such as Dorothee Chee, the late Peggy Kohloss et al were deeply involved with the Chapter activities. Their continuous supports to their respective husbands had formed part of the strong pillars for our organization. That said, it is quite timely for us to feature in this particular issue the late Peggy Kohloss, who supported this Chapter for at least three decades until she moved to Arizona so that she can be closer to her daughters in maintland. Peggy was the beloved wife of our Society Presidential Member, Frederick Kohloss, who was the 21^st Hawaii Chapter President serving this constituency in the Society Year 1989-90. To contact, Fred Kohloss, email him at fredpeg@cox.net.

Member’s spouse like Peggy was a great partner of our volunteer at home, at work & at ASHRAE Hawaii Chapter. As quoted in the Mechanical Engineering News (Fall 2001) of the University of Delaware, it was indicated that “Though Fred and Peggy worked together early in his engineering career, he says that he is “just getting to know her now”. Well, it is better to be late than never. At least, Fred is able to know Peggy for the last 8 years out of his 65 years of marriage. Condolences to Fred!

Margaret Mary (a.k.a. Peggy) Grunwell Kohloss, 85, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Honolulu and Kailua, died on October 6, 2009. Peggy was born in Washington, D.C. She was active in the Outdoor Circle and patron of the Honolulu Symphony. She is survived by her beloved husband (Fred), three daughters (Eleanor, Charlotte Foster and Margaret Ralston), four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on November 27, 2009 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Punchbowl, Island of Oahu, State of Hawaii.