Mechanical engineer Tom Heinecke worked on designing various systems for Rankin Elementary located on Airport Road in Kalispell. He follows generations of engineers, architects and carpenters in his family. His father, Bill, was also a mechanical engineer. His grandfather, Fred Brinkman, one of Kalispell’s notable architects, designed Hedges and Russell elementary schools and what is now known as the Linderman Education Center. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
October 8, 2018
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Designing Kalispell's public schools - engineer reflects on a family tradition
Tom Heinecke, 63, has carried on a family legacy of designing Kalispell schools that began with his grandfather, notable architect Fred Brinkman.