with Hydro-Air Engineering, Inc. (another truss plate manufacturer) and renamed MiTek. MiTek was ultimately acquired by famed investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on July 31, 2001. Later life After retirement Jureit spent most of his time with his wife Mildred & three sons traveling between their homes in NC and FL. He was given the honor of being inducted into the Engineering Hall Of Fame at Georgia Tech in 1996 where he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1949. He also offered his time on the board of a couple of non-profit organizations and was heavily involved in church activity. Additionally, he continued his interest in his love of Pipe organs and the music they create as his Coral Gables home was built around one back in the mid 1960's. He and Mildred moved to Stuart, Florida in 1999 where he built another home at the age of 83 and was the engineer overseeing its construction. Jureit's first wife, Mildred, died in 2001. Jureit later married Dr. Marie Garritson. In 2005, J. Calvin Jureit died at age 87 from head injuries sustained as the result of a fall. References Georgia Tech alumni 1918 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American inventors