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Steven Dale Eisenach <br />Born in Neenah, WI <br />Departed on May 6, 2005 and resided in Virginia Beach, VA. <br /> <br />Memorial Service: Wednesday May 11, 2005 <br />Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Steven Dale Eisenach, 55, of Virginia Beach, VA, died May 6, 2005, in Durham, NC at the Duke Medical Center. He was employed with Norfolk Southern Railroad as Director of Public-Private Partnership. <br /> <br />Steve was born in Neenah, WI and was the son of Albert W. Eisenach and the late Josephine L. Eisenach. He was a graduate of Menasha High School, Class of 1967. Steve joined the U.S. Navy in 1970, where he served as an air crewman on an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) plane. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he earned a degree in geography and urban planning. He then earned a Masters in Public Administration in 1984, from the University of Indiana. <br /> <br />In 1984, he joined the Southern Railway Company, a predecessor of Norfolk Southern. The railroad industry was under growing rapid change as it sought to adjust to a more competitive environment and Mr. Eisenach was an important player in those changes. He worked on the Norfolk and Western-Southern consolidation that created Norfolk Southern as well as Norfolk Southern’s failed efforts in the mid-80’s to acquire Conrail; a large Northeastern and Midwestern Railroad. <br /> <br />By the late 1980’s, competitive pressures forced Norfolk Southern to shed thousands of miles of uneconomic lines; Mr. Eisenach was a key participant in that successful efforts. Some lines were abandoned, but thousands of miles were saved by new, lower cost short line carriers. Once the downsizing effort was largely done, Mr. Eisenach focused on making the new partnership between big and little railroads work. He was an “honest broker” in many Norfolk Southern and industry efforts to create a true partnership with these new carriers. <br /> <br />In the mid-1990’s, mergers once again occupied center stage, culminating in the battle between Norfolk Southern and its rail rival CSX for control of Conrail. Mr. Eisenach was a key player in Norfolk Southern’s successful efforts to thwart the CSX efforts and gain the larger part of Conrail for the Norfolk Southern system, thus creating the present day Norfolk Southern system. <br /> <br />In recent years, Mr. Eisenach was once again at the forefront of change. Norfolk Southern embraced public-private, where railroads join with government to fund the expansion of rail infrastructure. Mr. Eisenach was a leader in this effort and his tireless effort to create alliances with government won him the respect of many in both the private and public sectors. <br /> <br />At a time of profound change, Norfolk Southern was fortunate to have Steve Eisenach on its team; his brains and creativity and above all this constant ability to “do the right thing” played an essential role in the company’s transformation. He will be sorely missed by Norfolk Southern and the entire railroad industry. <br /> <br />Steve is survived by his loving wife, Dianne Ellen Eisenach and they were married on January 20, 1973, in Neenah, WI; his father, Albert W. Eisenach of King, WI; two sisters, Lois Kemp and husband Harold of Neenah, WI and Linda Buck and husband Larry of Menasha, WI; a brother, Richard Eisenach and wife Sandra of Menasha, WI; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Victor (Hannah) Gregory; his late father-in-law, Victor Gregory; two brothers-in-law, Wayne Gregory and wife Carolyn and Gene Gregory, all of Neenah, WI; several nieces and nephews; and many relatives and friends. <br /> <br />A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2005, in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association or to LifeNet. Steve’s giving goes on as an organ donor. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com. <br /> <br /> <br />
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