Don F. Racine of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away April 18 at the age of 61.

Racine was an active member of the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) and a frequent presenter at MFA conventions and workshops, as well as IFAI Expo. He was a regular featured author on instructional techniques in Marine Fabricator magazine and a winner of MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards.

Racine owned Racine Design Inc. with his wife, Carol. The company has been an ATA member since 2008.