In memoriam: Terry Ward

England-headquartered Impact Air Systems, with U.S. offices in San Diego, has announced that the company’s Terry Ward has died at the age of 53 from cancer.

Ward’s career in air system design began with Airmat. He then moved on to Impact Air Systems and had a short stint at Ensys Technologies.

The company says Ward “has played a huge role in Impact Air Systems success, and we would like to acknowledge Terry’s significant contribution to Impact Air Systems over the last 20 years, heading up sales in the southern region of the U.K.”

More recently, Ward had been traveling in the United States, setting up Impact Air Systems’ U.S. office in California.

Impact Air Systems says Ward’s engineering knowledge and experience in the paper, print, board, corrugated, label foil and film sectors and in the recycling industry made him well-known.

“Terry’s love of life and fun was evident to all who knew him as he brought much humor to his work,” the company says. “His ability to hold an audience with his stories and clever analogies will be sadly missed.”

Ward is said to have been a loving family man who, despite the amount of traveling he undertook, was happiest at home with his wife, Nicki, his four grown children and grandchildren.

Donations in Ward’s memory can be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action charity, at www.justgiving.com/terryward1963.