In memory of
In memory of Ulf Hammarsköljd
We recently received sad news that our Chairman Emeritus Ulf Hammarskjold passed away on December 19 , 2016 . To says he was : a great guy ” is an understatement ! Although many wonderful things are being said about him , we in Philadelphia have a special place for him . In 1999 when SACC-Philadelphia was being formed , there was no money to start up the chapter , no place to locate the chapter and no staff to operate the chapter . At our first meeting Ulf was elected Chairman and Ulf stepped up and took command . He had just formed USSC , which manufactured seats for public transportation . In his factory , located in King of Prussia , he offered the new chapter free office space and his swedish office intern Ingvar to get the chapter up and running . That relationship continued as the chapter was becomming self sufficient and started to expand . Ulf ’ s son took over the business and Ulf had retire then our intern at that time Johan Nordbrandt , our current Vice President and Treasurer indicated the chapter had an opportunity to move to an office in the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce in center city Philadelphia . As they say the rest is History . Britt and I had the additional opportunities to visit with Ulf and Maud in Marco Island Florida in laster years .
Author Erwin Apell
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