WCA September 2009

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Messe Düsseldorf is reporting high levels of interest from exhibitors at next year’s wire and Tube Düsseldorf shows. By late April, the wire section had already sold approximately 40,000 square metres of net exhibition space, with 70% of existing exhi- bitors having reserved bigger stands for 2010. Machinery, plant and equipment for producing and processing wire and cable will be presented in Halls 9 to 12, 15 and 17. Full details can be found at www. wire.de Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 211 45 60668 Email : info@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de Space already selling well for 2010

Remembering James J Anastasi 13 th November 1942 – 28 th April 2009

‘Mr Fix It’, spending endless hours at his daughters’ homes doing home repairs. He loved to play golf and enjoyed teaching his ‘son’ Charles, the game. He was an avid New England sports fan. Besides his loving wife of over 44 years, he leaves behind his beloved children, Lisa Christensen and her husband Russell of Southington, Leah Bahner and her husband Jeep of Deep River and Gina Waltos and her husband Charles of South Windsor, nine grandchildren, Ashley, Nicole, Zachary and Jillian Christensen, Brad, Karli and Aidan Bahner, and Caitlin and Shamus Waltos. Jim was predeceased by his daughter, Jill Anastasi.

James J Anastasi, 66, of Windham, beloved husband of Sharon (Moore) Anastasi, died Tuesday, 28 th April 2009 at home, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Jim was born in Medford, MA and was a graduate of Lowell Technical Institute. He worked as an electrical engineer in the wire and cable industry for over forty years. In 2006, he received the Charles D Scott Distinguished Career award for his dedicated service to the wire and cable industry. He was selected by the Wire and Cable Manufac- turers Alliance for his professional attainments and his outstanding character. Jim was known to his family as WCMA – USA

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2009