In memoriam: Michael Hadden, July 16, 1956–February 2, 2026

Michael had been active with the IIBEC Mid-South Chapter for several years, serving as a chapter director, secretary/treasurer and vice president.

Michael Hadden, RRO®, an IIBEC member for 20 years, died February 2, 2026. A participant in more than 25 IIBEC events, Hadden most recently attended the 2025 IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.

“A proud veteran of the United States Navy and mentor to many, Mike was the champion of second (and third and fourth) chances and always found good in even the worst of us,” stated a published obituary. “Mike loved God, his family, fishing and dogs. He was a protector, advisor and advocate for many. He took in those who had found themselves at the bottom of the cliff and tried to patch them up, clean them up, preach them up, and set them on a better path. He was strong enough to tell the truth when it would have been much easier to look the other way. He knew the truth can be hard to face, but anything else is a lie.”

Hadden, who worked for Building and Earth Sciences Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, had been a Registered Roof Observer since 2005. He had been active with the IIBEC Mid-South Chapter for several years, serving as a chapter director, secretary/treasurer and vice president.

According to the published obituary, Hadden “traveled extensively for work and blessed many people along the way with his positive attitude, encouragement, and always a sense of humor.” A list of Hadden’s brothers — including Johnny Hadden, RRO, also an IIBEC member — sisters, and other surviving relatives is also included in the published obituary.