In Memoriam
Joel Gordes
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Joel Gordes on June 16, 2024. Joel was a NESEA Board and longtime Member and the recipient of the 2001 Distinguished Service Award for his work with the NESEA Board of Directors. Joel authored numerous papers, studies and articles on distributed generation, including how decentralized energy can be used to provide power for mission-critical, high-value applications for energy security.
Richard Renner
The NESEA community deeply mourns the passing of Rick Renner on February 19, 2025. A dedicated NESEA Board Member, Lifetime Member, and recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Service Award, Rick’s contributions to our community were immeasurable. His commitment to collaboration within the design community fostered many lasting friendships that he cherished.
Laura Fitch
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Laura Fitch on January 1, 2023. Laura was a long time NESEA Member who was dedicated to designing community-friendly projects.
Carol Levin
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Carol Levin on December 26, 2020. Carol was a NESEA Lifetime Member and the recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Service Award.
W. Kent Gano
The NESEA community mourns the passing of W. Kent Gano on August 23, 2010. Kent was a NESEA Lifetime Member.
Richard Gottlieb
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Richard Gottlieb on February 22, 2012. Richard received the NESEA Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Richard was the founder of Sunnyside Solar, Inc. designing, installing and teaching people about photovoltaic systems for over 30 years.
Robert Smith
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Robert Smith on November 20, 2012. Robert received the NESEA Distinguished Service Award in 2006.
Susan Hazard
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Susan Hazard on October 30, 2012. Susan was a NESEA Lifetime Member.
Kate Goldstein
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Kate Goldstein on June 22, 2014. Kate was a NESEA Board and Lifetime Member and a 2015 recipient of the NESEA Distinguished Service Award. Kate passed away in India at the age of 28. She was a Building Technology PhD student at MIT.
Marilyn Strong
The NESEA community mourns the passing of Marilyn Strong on June 23, 2015. Marilyn was a NESEA Lifetime Member and was honored in 2016 with the NESEA Shining Star award. She was a nurse, healer, environmentalist, and vice-president of Solar Design Associates in Harvard, MA.