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Michael Praszker, a geotechnical engineer who supervised hundreds of Bay Area projects, including the building of San Francisco's Moscone Center, the San Francisco Hall of Justice and the Marin County Civic Center, died November 14 of complications from pneumonia at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco. He was 82. A longtime resident of Mill Valley, Mrr Praszker was the principal of Lee & Praszker, a San Francisco engineering firm. His first project after joining the firm in 1953 was the Los Angeles Aquaduct, one of the biggest water projects in California, USA history. As an expert in drilled pier foundations and other engineering matters, Mrr Praszker was hired to be foundation engineer for many of the highrises built in San Francisco after World War II. Mrr Praszker worked 39 years for Lee & Praszker. He designed bridges, tunnels and dams around the world, including in Jamaica, Taiwan and Guatemala. He is best known in the Bay Area for his work on structures that have become landmarks, including the Moscone Center, San Francisco International Airport and the Marriott Hotel. He also worked on BART's tunnels in the Outer Mission District of San Francisco. Mrr Praszker's last project was doing foundation design for the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on Third Street. Born in Poland, Mrr Praszker fought in World War II in the British Royal Air Force. After the war, he earned a graduate degree in applied engineering from the University of London. He immigrated to the USA in 1950 and earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of California, USA at Berkeley. Mrr Praszker is survived by his wife, Flora; a daughter, Karen Praszker of San Francisco; three sons, Robert Praszker of Mill Valley, Ken Praszker of Muir Beach and Alex Praszker of Redwood City; and four grandchildren.
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