Masonry Magazine January 1973 Page. 17
The entire Masonry Industry has been saddened by the sudden passing of Anthony D. Perri on December 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Perri was President of APCO Construction Company, Inc., a mason contracting firm serving the Metropolitan New York area for nearly three decades.
He was one of MCAA's staunchest supporters and most devoted workers. In 1966, at the Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., he was elected President of the Association and served in that capacity for two years. Previously he had served as a Vice President of MCAA and as Chairman of a number of the Association's important committees. He also was a Vice President of the New York Chapter of the Associated Brick Mason Contractors of Greater New York and recently was selected "Man of the Year" by that group.
The high esteem in which he was held by the members of MCAA was evidenced by his being selected as recipient of the Association's highest commendation the Lead Man Award. Mr. Perri was 76 years old and carried a Gold Card in the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union of North America.
He is survived by his wife, Juliette; a son, Ralph; two daughters, Carmel Doris and Connie Zablocki, and eleven grandchildren.
His great desire to help his fellow mason contractors was exceeded only by his untiring efforts on behalf of the entire Masonry Industry. The MCAA and the Industry have indeed lost one of their most respected and devoted supporters.
ANTHONY D. PERRI
HARRY ZACKRISON
Harry B. Zackrison, 68, who retired in 1971 as chief of the engineering division for military construction of the Army Corps of Engineers, died last November 16 after a long illness in Arlington, Va.
A pioneer in improved design of military construction, he helped develop codes for the use of structural concrete in military structures. Two years ago the American Concrete Institute awarded him the Turner Gold Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions.
Another citation received by Mr. Zackrison was the 1970 F. Stuart Fitzpatrick Memorial Award from the leading professional societies and associations in the construction industry. That was the first time the Fitzpatrick award was made to an engineer and government official.
In 1969 he was named by Engineering News-Record as one of the outstanding men in construction for his role in establishing the Corps Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. He was a long-time member of the executive committee and former chairman of the building research advisory committee of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council.
Mr. Zackrison leaves his wife, a son, a daughter, his mother and three sisters.
EDWARD T. JOYCE
Edward T. Joyce, 77, president emeritus of the nations largest bricklayers' local union and a recognized leader in Chicago labor circles, died December 4. For many years he was a member of the Chicago Building Trades Council and until recently actively participated in affairs of the welfare and pension Joint Arbitration Boards.
Mr. Joyce served for many years as a business representative of the Bricklayers Local 21, and from 1958 to 1970 was its president.
Surviving are two sons, Edward R. and John T. Joyce, secretary of the BM & PIU with headquarters in Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Rita Downs and Mrs. Phyllis Tyan; three brothers, and two sisters.
MARSHALL D. ABRAMS
Marshall D. Abrams, former managing director of the Construction League of Indianapolis and former executive secretary of the Building Contractors Association of Indianapolis, died last October 31. He retired from both organizations in May, 1969.