Theodore (Ted) Hamilton Brodie, CEO and owner of Canton based New England Insulation Company for 50 years, died September 12 after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma.
Born in 1929, he lived in Brookline, Minneapolis, and Pembroke, before settling in Duxbury in the 1950’s.
A respected contractor committed to the welfare of his employees and the insulation and carpenters unions of his industry, he was awarded the Cushing Gavin Award in 1995 by The Labor Guild for excellence in labor management.
He served as president of the National Insulation Association (NIA), and received the NIA Man of Year Award in 1988.
He served as Trustee of the New England Carpenters Benefit Funds and the Insulators Local 6 Benefit Funds for many years.