Jeffrey Bross, age 76, a professional engineer who had a 50-year career dedicated to the civil engineering profession, passed away on August 16, 2023.
Bross’ early career began with Edward H. Richardson Associates in Newark, Delaware. He later moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he became the City Engineer for the City of Omaha. In 1980, he returned to Delaware to join Duffield Associates, where he was a partner, named president in 1996, and later was chairman of the board. Bross continued to serve his clients and community as a senior consultant at Verdantas after Duffield Associates’ merger in 2021.
Bross received numerous achievements, including the distinguished Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award in 2010 from the Water Resource Association of the Delaware River Basin. He was honored as Delaware’s Engineer of the Year in 2006 by the Delaware Council of Engineering Societies.
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