MCAA Mourns Passing of Past President Sam Shuman

April 18, 2016

06e04437-37f4-4824-b84a-9272f0baee45Samuel A. Shuman of Speer Mechanical (Columbus, OH) and MCAA Past President passed away on April 12. He was 89. Shuman, a graduate of Penn State University, joined Speer Mechanical in 1957 and built it into one of the leading mechanical contracting businesses in Ohio.

He was active locally in the MCA of Central Ohio, serving as its president, a member of its Board of Directors and on several committees.

He was also active for many years in the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio, serving on the Board as Past President and was a Cornerstone Award recipient.

He served as a member of MCAA’s national Board of Directors and on several committees, becoming national MCAA president in 1992.

Funeral services were held April 18 at the Overbrook Presbyterian Church in Columbus.

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