In Memorium
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Karl Gunther
Chuck Koval: It was a great privilege
for me to have met and be close to Karl. I can remember first
meeting him about 20 years ago on my first investigation across the
Anacostia River, on Pennsylvania Avenue. Karl always remembered the
accident location well, remembering the cross street, because it was
a big accident for Washington Gas. All I can remember about the
location was that it was where the Avenue climbed the hill. Later
we would meet to discuss different types of plastic, plastic piping
accidents, and rarely to test different types. Cast iron piping,
involved in my first accident, was also a topic. See Karl, having
graduated in Chemistry and Materials Science from the University of
Maryland, was an expert on pipeline materials and thus pipelines.
He taught me a lot.
Some are bound to die young
By dying young a person stays young
in people's memory.
If he burns brightly before he dies,
his brightness shines for all time.
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