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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2009 14
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:
Website:
Space already
selling well
for 2010
James J Anastasi, 66, of Windham,
beloved husband of Sharon (Moore)
Anastasi, died Tuesday, 28th 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
‘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.
Remembering
James J Anastasi
13th November 1942 – 28th April 2009
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