Adam Jones Sr., founder of The Erection Co., has returned as the Arlington, Wash.-based steel erector’s CEO following the sudden death of Lance Richotte, who was TEC’s president, CEO and primary shareholder since last year. Ironworker Richotte, who started at TEC as a connector in the raising gang, died on Aug. 28. He was 53.
The immediate cause of death was a heart attack but that was a consequence of a mysterious breathing ailment that started in July and worsened over time, despite supplemental oxygen. Richotte did not smoke.
Echoing others, Shannon Testa, director of commercial construction for Seattle-based general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis LLC, calls Richotte’s death “a tremendous loss for the industry.”
谦卑的领导者
戈罗特was known as a mild-mannered and humble leader. “Lance garnered respect from everyone who worked with him for his level of knowledge, professionalism and his dedication to improving the construction industry,” says Testa.
租赁Crutcher Lewis是西雅图雷尼尔广场塔的一般承包商，其自由基复合钢架。随着预测，TEC于8月9日仅在10个月内排名出了850英尺高的塔楼。
在8月21日之前接受EAR，Richotte表示，他归功于一流的项新利18备用目成功，采用焊接剪力墙芯，由钢板模块的焊接钢板模块建造出钢筋混凝土，致建筑物团队成员的协作性质，他们已经建立了几十年的关系。这包括开发商，结构工程师，承包商，钢铁制造商和TEC。他说，“所有缔约方都花了时间和能源”，使项目取得成功。
戈罗特was “a seasoned veteran, very professional and collaborative,” says Rob Chmielowski, a senior principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates. MKA was the structural engineer for Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, which includes three, 500-ft-tall towers and the centerpiece, known as the Spheres.
Richotte参与了亚马逊综合体和许多其他高调的TEC项目，包括西雅图中央图书馆;新利18备用网址Mariner的Ballpark，现在命名为T-Mobile Park;和Centurylink领域，一个是足球的西雅图海鹰的多用途体育场。
Hanging the Iron
Richotte于1984年9月6日，在他第一次开始于TEC之前，1984年9月6日加入了钢铁工会＃86。“我们正在将合作伙伴联系在网关塔上，悬挂熨斗并攀登，”TEC主管Jeff Glockner（Jeff Glockner）是2009 - 13年的当地86个商业经理。“Lance有高标准。他的谚语是，“我们必须做得更好，”添加Glockner。
Richotte也是一个导师和积极参加工会, where he served on the executive board from 2012 until 2018, when he became an owner of TEC. He was known as a major advocate for safety, says Glockner.
大约七年前，琼斯开始梳理Richotte，参加TEC的缰绳，里奇的Reins和Jones的双胞胎儿子，去年买了jones。1月25日，Brian，然后47岁，在车祸中死亡。在里奇特的死亡中，亚当·达·亚当··普及副总统致该公司总统。
Adam Jones Sr. founded TEC in 1981. The steel erector primarily works in Alaska, the Seattle area, San Francisco and Portland, Ore. Currently, TEC employs about 240 workers, including Richotte’s two ironworker sons, Stephen and Lance Jr., and his brother Wade. Richotte’s ironworker father, Albert, retired from TEC.
“Lance had built relationships with all the general contractors in the area, as TEC’s general superintendent. He was well thought of by all the union men and was instrumental in training apprentices,” says Rod Sutton, Richotte’s former TEC boss and mentor, who retired in 1999. His death has “left a hole for everybody.”
