Ameri-Can Engineering Founder Ron Bird Passes Away at 89

Ronald C. Bird, founder of Ameri-Can Engineering Company, passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, at the age of 89 at Compassus Hospice in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ron and Gladys Bird founded the company in 1988 and are considered industry innovators for their work engineering and developing premier quality luxury restroom and shower trailer systems. The Birds were recognized with the 2005 Andy Gump Lifetime Achievement Award from the Portable Sanitation Association International.“Ron loved the people of the industry and the trade shows,” says Keegan Campbell, chief operating officer for Ameri-Can. “The sight of Ameri-Can trailers set up in a trade show booth would