Herb Mathias, Jr.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Herb Mathias, Jr. a true friend of IRgA, APDSP's predecessor organization. Mathias passed away on Thursday, June 21, at age 89.
"I have clear memories of Herb's advice to me when I first came to work at IRgA in 1992," says APDSP Managing Director Ed Avis. "His generosity, kindness and deep understanding of the association and the reprographics industry were instrumental in my early career in the field. He was a wise man who cared deeply about reprographics, and he will be missed."
Mathias was the president of IRgA in 1970-71, and he given the Bukovsky Award, the
Herb and Joan Mathias
Herb and Joan Mathias when Herb was presented with the Bukovsky Award in 1996.
association's highest honor, in 1996. He was the president of his family's blueprinting firm, Mathias & Co. in Pittsburgh, for many years.
Here is the formal obituary from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
MATHIAS HERBERT A.
Age 89, formerly of O'Hara Twp., passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Beloved husband of Joan (Braun) Mathias; father of Todd A. (Gretchen) Mathias, Chris L. (Beth) Mathias and Mark C. (Dawn) Mathias; grandfather of Sarah, Jacob, Matt and Erin. Herb was a graduate of Peabody High School and then went on to graduate from Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon) with an engineering degree. Herb loved baseball and also was a gifted magician. He will be missed by many. No Visitation. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Rd. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial contributions to the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Pgh., PA 15238. Arrangements by WEDDELL-AJAK FUNERAL HOME, Aspinwall.