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Born on April 15th 1926, Fenrick De Four was a former student of
St. Mary’s College. In 1950 he obtained a Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering from Howard University, Washington DC. He
received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering (1954) from
the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York and a Master of
Science in Engineering Mechanics (1956) from New York
University, New York. He also pursued numerous short courses
including Executive Management Studies (1965) at the University
of the West Indies and the Owner/President Management Program
(1980) at Harvard University, USA.
Always at the forefront in his career, Mr. De Four was a
founding member, President and Fellow of the Association of
Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT) and the
first Secretary-General of the Council of Caribbean Engineering
Organisations (1966 – 1973). He served as the first Chairman of
the Board of Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago for twelve years
from 1986. He was also President of the Association of
Consulting Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (1991). In 1972 he
founded A De B Consultants Limited, Port of Spain and served as
its Chairman and Managing Director. He was also the Director of
A De B practices in Jamaica, Barbados, St Lucia, St. Kitts and
London.
Throughout his career, Mr. De Four served on many national
commissions as well as committees to review or establish
engineering codes and standards. He was also an expert adviser
to the NIHERST Committee on the Recognition of Degrees (CORD)
for several years. For his outstanding contributions, he was
honoured with APETT’s “Career in Excellence” Award, as well as
the Chaconia Medal (Silver) posthumously in 2004.
Despite his decorated career, Mr. De Four was a humble, kind and
generous man who was active in the St. Vincent De Paul Society
and Opus Dei.
This exemplary engineer, devoted husband and father of four
passed away on April 3rd 2004.
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