Duane Laible, Seattle Marine architect, engineer and Business Leader sea snails, died Monday of pancreatic cancer at her home in Hood Canal Hans City. He was 67

“His talents have been true when the merger of science and economy,” said John “Mike” Wallace, a longtime friend and business associate, he is a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. “He recognized as a well managed company can be a contribution to the advancement of science.”

Laible (pronounced Lie-Blee) graduated in 1962, the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, a tuition-free facility in Glen Cove, New York

He is a graduate of the management program at the University of Washington’s Graduate School of Business Administration in 1985.

Laible began his career with The Boeing Co. Marine Engineering in Advanced Systems. After several other jobs, he joined Seattle’s Glosten Associates in 1971, as chairman of that company from 1981 to 2000 and as president until his death.

Laible has participated actively in the design of oceanographic research vessels over 35 years and played a key role in the development of Glosten leadership in this area, ladies and gentlemen.

He proceeded to the planning of the first tractor tug Zykloiden training in commercial exploitation in the USA, said Bruce Hutchison, Senior Principal of Glosten, worked closely with Laible. This technology allows a quick change of direction and speed, it is important in close quarter manoeuvring.

Laible, then led the company to the application of technology, tugs built specifically associated with protection against northern Puget Sound Out-of-control-tankers. The propulsion system gives them the ability for applications braking and driving forces vessels for people with disabilities, including high speed.

Even more important than its technical capacity, his leadership was the ability of Hutchison said.

“It leads us through a period of growth, 15 to about 50 employees, and a difficult time in 1985 requires that layoffs, while maintaining the high principles of integrity,” said Hutchison.

“It was a wise people, which I attended, and I think he has the wisdom, only slightly above everything he did.”

In 2003, President Bush appointed Laible the USA Arctic Research Commission. Mead Treadwell president of this organization on the website this week to recall Laible “the essential role shortly after the Exxon Valdez oil spills, to ensure the safe shipment to Prince William Sound.