In Memoriam
2012 January 18
Harold Vogel
Looking forward to 2012, but the stone industry lost an icon last year. Harold Vogel, probably best known for his work designing and originating the CIA Memorial Wall, passed away. Vogel also played an important role as a carver and supervisor at the National Cathedral, the US Capitol, The Kennedy Center, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove, to name a few. Vogel founded Manassas Granite & Marble, Inc. where I served my apprenticeship under Vogel’s apprentice, Tim Johnston. Information about them both and their work at the CIA can be found on the CIA website.
Harold’s last interview was published by Building Stone Magazine in the fall of 2011, shortyly before his death.
R.I.P.