The American Boiler Manufacturers Association announced the passing of Geoff Halley on Sunday, November 19th. Geoff spent his final years in the boiler industry as ABMA’s Technical Director from 2000-2019 and was recognized by the association in 2017 for his years of service.
Geoff’s career in the boiler industry began in the 1970s when he worked at Kewanee Boiler and he began to engage with ABMA. Geoff was Chair of ABMA's Joint Technical Committee (1981 – 1986) and was a member of several boiler industry advisory or working groups to the USEPA and USDOE. He was the Editor of ABMA's Packaged Boiler Engineering Manual and Instructor at boiler industry technician training schools offered by ABMA/NBBI, and boiler manufacturers. He authored several papers on boiler-related topics, published in The National Board Bulletin, Boiler Systems Engineering, and Maintenance Management, and co-authored three chapters of the Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Geoff also served as a member of the ASME CSD-1 Committee, and the National Board Inspection Code Sub-committee on Installation on behalf of ABMA.