Raymond Zirkle

With profound sorrow, we salute the life of Ray Zirkle.  Ray was a tremendous champion of our wire & cable community and always found meaningful ways to bring everyone in our industry together, both professionally and personally. Ray was a critical piece to the success of many wire & cable initiatives and organizations, including the Wire Association, Wire & Cable Technology International, Wire and Cable Manufacturer’s Alliance (WCMA), Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA), Wire & Cable Clubs, and the Wire & Cable Focus conference and expo. With co-founders Ed Fenton and Dick Callahan, Zirkle established Wire & Cable Focus in 1991, for the copper, electrical, and electronic cable industry. Known as the “Focus” event, it was merged with IWCS in 1999.

IWCS greatly appreciates and benefited from the contributions of Ray, along with his son, Doug Zirkle, to our successes together.  Our sympathy and love goes out to the Zirkle family.