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Casimir A. DeCwikiel, 88, a longtime resident of Rosemont, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Riddle Hospital in Media. He was born June 12, 1923 in Philadelphia, and graduated from Northeast Public High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, including time in the infantry and as a physical training instructor for rehabilitation in the United States and England. After the war, he returned to college at Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University), where he received a diploma in civil engineering and a B.S. degree in structural engineering. He spent 37 years of his career as a cost engineer for Sunoco, Inc. After retiring, he worked as a consultant for E.I. DuPont engineering department, United Engineers and Hydrocarbon Engineering Associates. He was a registered engineer in Pennsylvania and a certified cost engineer. He was an active participant in professional societies at the national and local levels. He served as president of the American Association of Cost Engineers (now the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International), and as a member of its board of directors. He received AACE International’s O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award, and was named an AACE Fellow and an honorary life member. He served twice as president of AACE’s Delaware Valley section. He was active in the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, serving as president of its Philadelphia chapter and as a member of the chapter board of directors. He was a longtime member of the Valley Forge Toastmasters Club, serving twice as president, and as an area governor. In his younger years, he rowed on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River as a member of the Undine Barge Club. He was a member of Sunoco’s bowling league, and continued to enjoy golf throughout his retirement. And he made the best poached eggs and the best tuna salad sandwich. His wife of 58 years, Stella Green DeCwikiel, passed away in 2008. He is survived by his daughters, Dawn Kane (David) of Greensboro, N.C.; Dore Forman (Robert) of Folly Beach, S.C., and Adrienne Gallo (Richard) of Media; his grandson, Richard C. Gallo Jr.; nieces Carole Kaleck, Anita Diehl and Pat McDevitt and their families, and sister-in-law Jessie Andrews. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14 at St. John Neumann Church, 380 Highland Ave., Bryn Mawr. Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m., followed by interment at SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, 1600 S. Sproul Road, Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Philadelphia Chapter, c/o Temple University Civil Engineering, 1947 N. 12^th St., Philadelphia, PA. 19122, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Casimir A. DeCwikiel

June 12, 1932 - July 10, 2011