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David Brassard, founder of Silicone Solutions, said while his CoolCure mixture performed well in tests, to date he hasn’t had success in getting it accepted in the marketplace.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio Silicone industry veteran Dave Brassard is finding that building a better mousetrap isn t always enough. You also need someone to take a chance on the new technology to find that it does what it claims and can make a big difference in a particular industry.
That is what the founder of Cuyahoga Falls-based Silicone Solutions Inc. has run up against with a product called CoolCure, which he developed to improve mass pour concrete. Several years back, he used his background as a chemist specializing in silicone to develop the two-part admixture to achieve what had been thought unfeasible in the concrete industry yield a concrete that stays much cooler than traditional Portland cement but also yields a much stronger product.
Dec 16, 2020
HOWARD, Wis. Michael P. Henderson, 65, of Howard, Wis., passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 27, 2020. He was born on July 5, 1955 in Escanaba, Mich., to James and JoAnn (Baker) Henderson. He graduated from Escanaba Area High School in 1974. Michael was a graduate of Northern Michigan University. He worked as a manager of Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly for 30 years until his retirement in 2016.
Michael loved the outdoors. He traveled the Upper Peninsula, finding isolated spots to explore, fish, and just be. A family cottage on Lake Superior was also a favorite destination.
Michael is survived by his mother, JoAnn Henderson; sister, Mary Anne Olsen; brother-in-law, Chuck Olsen; brother, Jim Henderson; sister-in-law, Marilyn Henderson; and his dearly loved daughter, Erin (Henderson) Hiddema; his two grandchildren, Charley Mae, Jesse; son-in-law Eric Hiddema; and his best friend Dave Brassard and wife Kathy.