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Morrison Container Handling Solutions' Pat Sharkey dies

Pat Sharkey, Morrison Container Handling Solutions Automation Specialist, passed away on May 30, 2010.

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At Morrison, where he also worked as a Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) Certified Trainer, Sharkey was responsible for providing customers with highly-interactive and performance-based training to optimize line efficiency, employee safety and equipment reliability. He was actively involved in the development of the new Mechatronics Program at Purdue University Calumet. In April 2010 Sharkey was honored with an award from the School of Technology in recognition of his commitment to the Purdue University Calumet Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program.

Employed by Morrison Container Handling Solutions from 2006 to present. Sharkey served the company as an independent contractor. “Pat Sharkey was a highly effective and valued member of the Morrison team and remembered for his knowledge, expertise and dedication to developing exceptional container handling solutions. He will be deeply missed by his colleagues, Morrison customers, and the faculty and staff of Purdue University Calumet, where he was actively engaged in furthering the new Mechatronics Program,” said Nick Wilson, Morrison president.

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