Background
Lohmann, William Tombaugh was born on June 12, 1928 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl John and Helen Rachel (Tombaugh) Lohmann.
Lohmann, William Tombaugh was born on June 12, 1928 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Carl John and Helen Rachel (Tombaugh) Lohmann.
Student, Burlington Junior College, 1947. Bachelor of Architecture Engineering, Iowa State University, 1950. Postgraduate, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1958.
Draftsman Dane D. Morgan & Associates, Burlington, 1954-1956. Project administrator Robert Babbin & Associates, Chicago, 1958-1962. Specifications writer Bertrand Goldberg Associates, 1963-1967.
Specifications manager C.F. Murphy Associates, 1968-1982, Murphy/Jahn Inc., Chicago, 1982-1988, vice president specifications, from 1989. Member Construction Industry Affairs Committee of Chicago, 1968-1969, 70-81, co-chairman since 1981, City of Chicago Committee on Tests and Standards, 1973-1980, City of Chicago Advisory Committee on Building Code Amendments, 1981-1983.
Board directors Youth Organisations Umbrella, Evanston, Illinois, 1980-1984. Served to staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1950-1954. Fellow Contrstn. Specifications Institute (president Chicago chapter 1969-1970, region award 1974, Ben John Small award 1989).
Member American Institute of Architects, American Society for Testing and Materials, National Fire Protection Association.
Married Evelyn Day Ward, July 15, 1951 (deceased December 1966). Children: Catherine Day, Melanie Annual.