I received some sad news today from Peter Dolan. Charlie Dolan, Peter’s Grandfather, passed away on Monday February 15^th.  As feisty as Charlie was, I will remember him for his dedication to Atlas Elevator, our industry and to his family.  It wasn’t more than 6-7 years ago when I stopped by Atlas Elevator and Charlie was at his drafting table working away. At the time, I admired his ability to want to continue working at his age and his desire to share his knowledge with others.

Please take a moment to sign his guest book. If you have a story you’d like to share about Charlie please share it in the guest book.

Charles Peter Dolan
(June 20, 1914 – February 15, 2009)
Guest Book | Sign Guest Book

Charles P. Dolan, age 94 of Wilmette. Owner and operator of Atlas Elevator in Chicago for 60 years. Beloved husband of the late Emily A. Dolan nee Gruden ; loving father of Jill (Gary) Augustson and the late Rory Dolan; proud grandfather of Jennifer (Robert) Shaffer, Elise Augustson, Peter (Julie) Dolan and Tricia (Philip) Oerke and great grandfather of 5.

Visitation Friday February 20^th – 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Funeral Saturday 9:30 a.m. from Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. at Old Orchard Rd. Skokie. Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, 1747 Lake Ave. Wilmette. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials to a charity of one’s choice

From the entire CEA Membership, our thoughts and prayers are with the Dolan Family.

 Tom Sybert – Chicago Elevator Association

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Rosewood Restaurant & Banquets
9421 W. Higgins Road

Rosemont, IL 60018 

QEI – CEU Credits: .8 (Also Meets State of Illinois 8 hour CEU Requirement)

The Chicago Elevator Association is proud to sponsor the February 5^th, A17.3-2005 Code Update Seminar. This event is open to everyone who requires the State of Illinois 8 hours of continuing education for annual maintenance of qualifications. This program also provides for .8 ceu credits of the 1.0 ceu credits required for the annual continuing education maintenance of qualifications for QEI re-certification.

Dick Gregory, Vertex Elevator Consultants, will be presenting the A17.3-2005 Elevator Code seminar.  This provides an excellent opportunity for industry professionals and those new to the industry to learn more about the code as it applies to existing equipment.  This is the current version that State of Illinois inspectors use.  This is the most current version of the National Elevator & Escalator Code for existing equipment.  

This event is open to EVERYONE and is ideal for inspectors, managers, sales people, field supervisors and mechanics that need annual continuing educational units for QEI or State of Illinois license re-certification. This program is approved by NAESAI and by the State of Illinois Elevator Safety Board.

• Registration is at: 7:15 am
• Coffee and Bagels – For Breakfast – 7:15 am to 8:00 am
• Educational Session Begins at 8:00 am sharp – Sign In Required
• Lunch Will Be Served – Your Choice of Sliced Sirloin or Chicken
• Chicago Elevator Association Business Meeting – During Lunch: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
• Educational Session Resumes at 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Sign In Required

Don’t wait! Register for this event today and you’ll be only .2 ceu’s away from satisfying your educational requirements! 

It’s that time of the year again for the CEA Holiday Party! Make sure you join us for good food, drinks and industry friends. Event information is as follows.

December 3^rd, 2008

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Heavy Hors D’ Oeuvres & Open Bar

Members of the CEA – One Person Complimentary, Additional People $35 ea.

Non CEA  Members: $65.00 per person

Please R.S.V.P. by December 1st to Tom Przybyla
Phone: 708-371-2444, Fax: 708-371-2477 – e-mail: partspec@flash.net

Company:_________________________________________________________

Name:___________________________________________________________

CEA Member: Number of Additional People Attending: _____ x $35 = $__________

Non CEA Member: Number of People Attending:      _____ x $65 = $__________

Please fax this form to 708-371-2477 and mail checks payable to the Chicago Elevator Association – 14639 Short Street, Posen, IL 60469

Online Flyer Link: cea-holiday-party-2009 (.PDF Document)

Be sure to join us as we meet Thursday November 6th at Marcello’s. In addition to elections and end of the year business to discuss we will also have a presentation by SmartRise. A summary is noted below.

The slate for the 2008-2009 officers was presented and approved, Craig Zomchek – President, Tom Sybert – Vice President, Tom Przybyla, Secretary/Treasurer. Elections are next month so make sure you attend. Nominations can be presented from the floor if you are interested in running for any position.

Smartrise Presentation Outline
The presentation will be about:
1. Technology and design practice leading to serial based controller, with emphasis on technical aspects and safety issues 2. Tools for Diagnostics and best practice.Presenter:
Gilbert Zogbi, CEO of Smartrise Engineering Gilbert, an Electrical and Computer Engineer graduate, has been in the design, development and production of microprocessor based elevator controller for over a decade.
With vast experience in the elevator controller sales and field engineering support, he co-founded Smartrise engineering, the leader in the manufacturing of open market elevator controllers.

Ali Ezzeddine
VP Business Development
Smartrise Engineering Inc.
http://www.smartrise.us
Office 916-457-5129
Cell      916-709-5578
Fax      916-457-4948

We look forward to seeing you on the 6th! If you would like to attend please confirm by e-mailing Tom at partspec@flash.net .