Paul S. Quigg 1928-2008
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Paul S. Quigg, fire-protection engineer who helped develop drywall screws, dies at age 80
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-hed-quigg-18-nov18,0,1728105.story
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Many of the fire-resistant construction systems Paul S. Quigg helped design can be found in high-rise buildings today.
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Mr. Quigg, a fire-protection engineer, helped create everything from drywall screws to temporary dividers found in hotel conference rooms. He served on the American Society of Testing and Materials and was appointed to the board of the National Fire Academy by the secretary of commerce in 1978.
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Mr. Quigg, 80, a longtime Barrington resident, died Friday, Nov. 7, of liver cancer in the Hospice of Northeastern Illinois in Woodstock.
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In his 32 years of work at United States Gypsum Co., now known as USG Corp., Mr. Quigg published papers about his findings in designing and testing structurally sound and fire-resistant material. He spoke at international conferences.
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Whenever a high profile building was being constructed or if one had collapsed unexpectedly, Mr. Quigg was called for his expertise, colleagues said.
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Mr. Quigg helped develop screws for drywall that revolutionized the construction world, said Rex Selbe, his boss at United States Gypsum, a manufacturer of building materials and the leading manufacturer of gypsum drywall.
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“In the 1950s only plaster was used in high-rises. But these screws [that Mr. Quigg helped create] allowed drywall to be attached to vertical steel studs,” Selbe said. “These were to the building industry what transistors and chips were to the computer and electronic world. Now plaster has been replaced with drywall throughout the U.S. and Europe.”
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Mr. Quigg and his colleagues were awarded five patents for fire-safety inventions, said his daughter Mary.
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In 1978, Juanita Kreps, the secretary of commerce under President Jimmy Carter, appointed Mr. Quigg to the board of the National Fire Academy, which provides training in fighting and preventing fires. He also was on several committees for the American Society of Testing and Material, helping to develop standards for the construction industry.
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“Many of his designs are used in condominiums, apartment buildings and high-rise buildings,” Selbe said.
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Mr. Quigg was born in Freehold, N.J. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and did graduate work at Northwestern University, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Kentucky.
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During the Korean War, he served as a commanding officer aboard the USS Elder. He started at U.S. Gypsum in 1957 and retired in 1990.
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His first wife, Rosemary Hart, died in 1963. He married again in 1966.
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Other survivors include his wife, Catherine Thiel; two other daughters, Paula Drews and Jeanne Adaniya; and five grandchildren.
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Memorial services were held Nov. 15.
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A free milkbone to the person who comes up with the best epitaph that includes "Piffin", or "Piffin screw".
Scott.
Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
'Piffin in the Wind'
Already, I can hear kitchen cabinets crashing to the floor all over the continent.
It would stand to reason that they will screw his coffin shut. Seems appropriate.
And it will be made out of mold proof drywall.
Gasp!
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Don't worry. When they fasten the lid down on that coffin, I'm sure you'll just be able to snap tose screws off with a deep breath ;)Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CAAlso a CRX fanatic!
Tu stultus es
How deep?
About six feet?
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Dang, an' her' i thot you had done invented den ting? <G>
Another BT icon destroyed !!
Are we even allowed to discuss this?
I'm afraid to post anything any more...threads being locked, people being banned...what on earth happened to the 'contract payments' thread?
What kind of bizarre creature is in charge of this forum, anyway?
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=112999.1I re-openned the discussion. That one was WAY out of line by the mods
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Are you saying that original thread which you resurrected had been deleted???
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=112953.1not deleted, just closed to new posting.
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Here lies the body of Quigg
Inventor of small things and big
He never knew
That his drywall screw
Caused Piffin much flippage of wig.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
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LOL.I think Ol' Quigg would've been quite happy with the way Piff flipped his wig over the mis-use of his invention.Keep flippin' Piff.Scott.Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”
oh for pete's sake - i saw the thread title and almost had a heart attack thinking something had happened to piffenscrewsmaster!!!!
"Be yourself...everyone else is
already taken." — Unknown author
That'd be, "Oh for Piff's sake!" wouldn't it?
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ROAR!
(good to see ya live and postin'!)
and BTW, you're doing a FINE job with the "lifting spirits" in Pete's thread
:-)
"Be yourself...everyone else is already taken." — Unknown author
To that, I tip my box and pour out some screws...for my dead homies. RIP
NOT in the driveway, dammit!;)Sheesh, can't teach you young guys anyting - gots ta dew all yur tinking for yah....
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There must be some mistake.
I thought Al Gore invented the drywall screw.
"Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
dry wall screw-
Oh, I'd better not go there...
k
Take that over to "Knots" would ya.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
sorry. I tried to stop myself...
k
But if Piffin stole the idea for the drywall screw . . . that must make him a liberal.
three . . . two . . . one . . .