Hal E. Brockmann

         Hal E. Brockmann, of the Peter Becker Community, Franconia Twp. PA and formerly of Souderton and Doylestown, PA and of Raleigh and Spindale, NC, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Twp., PA.  He was 86.

         He was the husband of the late Margaret A. (Wilson) Brockmann, who died December 31, 2011 and the late Jane (McEntire) Brockmann, who died September 24, 1973.

          Born in Charlotte, NC on October 31, 1929, he was the son of the late Herbert V. and Laurie D. (Dowling) Brockmann.

          After graduating from Central High School in Charlotte, NC in 1946, he earned a BS degree in textile manufacturing from Clemson University in 1950.

          He served with the National Guard and Army Reserves from 1950 – 1962, attaining the rank of Captain.

          Mr. Brockmann, who had given more than fifty years of dedicated service to the textile industry, served for more than twenty years on Princeton’s Textile Research Institutes’ (TRI) Board of Trustees and was awarded their prestigious Honorary Fellow in Textile Research in 1997.

          For 23 years, Mr. Brockmann held the position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Research for Cotton Incorporated in Raleigh, NC.  Also during his career, he had been Executive Vice President of Marketing and Technical Director for Prodesco, Inc. in Perkasie, PA, Vice President and Technical Director for Beaunit Corporation in Raleigh, NC and a Supervisor at Stonecutter Mills in Spindale, NC.  He was a founding member of the AMTEX Partnership, Technical Advisor to the National Textile Center and an AATCC member of the Olney Award Committee, where he served as chairperson.

          He served on the Pennridge School District School Board, Perkasie, PA in the 1960’s, and served as a volunteer for Grand View Hospital.  He also was a member of the Spindale Jaycees in Spindale, NC.

          Mr. Brockmann was especially fond of cruises and loved dancing with his late wives.

          He is survived by two sons, Spann A. Brockmann and Jeffrey L. Brockmann, both of Charlotte; a stepson, Frederick W. Krikory, Jr. and his wife Adele, of Trumbauersville, PA; a stepdaughter, Patrice M. Fretz, of Souderton, PA; five step grandchildren, Gwen Nice, Frederick W. Krikory III, Hillary Fretz, Rachael Fretz, and Joanna Fretz; five step great grandchildren, Azlynne Thyberg, Jaxyn Fretz, Elise Krikory, Emelia Krikory, and Evelyn Krikory; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Brockmann, of Albuquerque, NM.  In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Kathleen M. Krikory-Moser, a brother, Victor D. Brockmann, and a sister, Laurie Anne Stephens.

           His Funeral Services will be held at 6:30 PM on Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Peter Becker Community Chapel, 800 Maple Avenue, Harleysville, PA, where family and friends may call from 5:00 PM until the time of the service.

          Interment will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 29, 2016, in Green Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, NC.

          Memorial contributions may be made to Grand View Hospital, 700 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville, PA  18960, or to the Peter Becker Community Benevolent Fund, 800 Maple Avenue, Harleysville, PA  19438.

          Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.