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8 | A L A B A M A H O M E B U I L D E R | S U M M E R 2 0 1 4 The HBAA is mourning the loss of builder member Tony Antonios, who passed away on May 27. A native of Lebanon, he immigrated to the United States in 1960 and attended college at Warren Wilson in North Carolina before moving to Huntsville. The owner and President of Medallion Builders, Antonios was a member of the Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association. He served as Chairman of the H/MCBA Remodelers Council and was H/MCBA President in 2011. He also served on the boards of The Key, Civitan Club, The Vine and the City Council Planning Commission. In 2010, he received the Jerry L. Siniard Builder of the Year Award from the H/MCBA. Our sympathy is extended to his wife, Joanna; daughters Mariam Steele (Steve) and Monique Fleming (Mike); son, Rasheed Antonios; and numerous extended family members and friends. Tony Antonios H B A A N E W S H B A A M O U R N S L O S S O F S T E E L E - L I V I N G S T O N The HBAA is mourning the loss of Sandra Steele-Livingston, who passed away on April 28 following a battle with cancer. Steele-Livingston, who served as President and co-owner of Enfinger-Steele Development since 1998, was a native of Madison County. She studied accounting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and earned her ADMP in Real Estate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. In 1997, Steele-Livingston joined the Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association. She served as H/MCBA President in 2006, and in 2008 was named the Jerry L. Siniard Builder of the Year. In 2014, she was named a Local Life Director after serving 10 consecutive years on the H/MCBA's Board of Directors. At the state level, Steele-Livingston served on the HBAA's Executive Committee in various capacities, including chairing the Public Relations, Governmental Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs Committees. She served as a Presidential Appointee from 2013 to 2014. At the national level, she had served as a National Director for the National Association of Home Builders since 2010. She was actively involved with the national Federal Government Affairs, Housing Finance, Membership and Public Affairs Committees, serving as Public Affairs Vice Chair in 2012 and 2014. Additionally, she was the HBAA's Alternate BUILD-PAC Trustee from 2010 to 2013. In addition to her work with the home building industry, Steele-Livingston was extensively involved in the Huntsville community and worked with many civic and charitable causes. She also served on the boards of several organizations, including the Madison County Library Foundation, the Alabama Constitution Village Foundation, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Advisory Committee, the Calhoun Community College Foundation and the Huntsville- Madison County Chamber of Commerce. She served as the board chair for Leadership Huntsville Madison County Class 4, and in 2002 was awarded the group's Distinguished Leadership Award. In 2014, she was inducted into the North Alabama Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. The HBAA extends its sympathy to Steele-Livingston's friends and family, including her husband, Steve Livingston; daughters Chris McGarey (Denver) and Amy Frakes (Zach); and her grandchildren. Donations may be made in her memory to the Sandra Steele-Livingston INSPIRE Fund at the Huntsville Community Foundation. Sandra Steele-Livingston H B A A M O U R N S L O S S O F A N T O N I O S