Tag: obituary
ATU President Larry Hanley dies suddenly on May 7
Silver Spring, Md. (PAI) — Amalgamated Transit Union President Larry Hanley, a lifelong union member since the days he began driving buses in Brooklyn...
Missouri Labor Movement mourns loss of working family warrior, UNITE HERE’s...
Tim Luebbert, former international vice president of UNITE HERE and president of UNITE HERE Local 74 St. Louis, died March 15, 2019.
Brother Luebbert joined...
In Memoriam: Randy Kiser, retired senior field representative for the AFL-CIO’s...
John Randall “Randy” Kiser, retired senior field representative for the AFL-CIO’s Midwest region, passed away April 4, 2019 after a brief illness. He was...
IBEW 309’s Gregory ‘Dudley’ Humphries dies
William Gregory “Dudley” Humphries, 61 of Staunton, IL, a longtime member of IBEW Local 309, died Saturday, March 2, at his home.
Brother Humphries worked...
Celebration of life ceremony for former IBEW Local 1 Business Representative...
A celebration of life ceremony for Timothy R. Murray, who recently retired as a business representative from IBEW Local 1, is scheduled for March...
In Memoriam: IBEW Local 309’s John Burk
John Lavern Burk, 91, a more than 50-year member of IBEW Local 309, died Saturday, Feb. 23 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL.
Brother Burk...
In Memoriam: Cement Masons Local 527’s Todd Pinkston
Todd Edward Pinkston, a recent Cement Masons Local 527 retiree, died Feb. 28, 2019 at his home in Foristell from a sudden heart attack.
Brother...
In Memoriam: Iron Workers 392’s Dennis Boston
Dennis Marvin Boston, 66, of Sparta, IL, a retired member of Iron Workers Local 392, East St. Louis, died Feb. 25 at Sparta Community...
In Memoriam: Larry Gilley, father of UAW 2250 Financial Secretary Darin...
Larry R. Gilley, 78, of Pacific, the father of UAW 2250 Financial Secretary Darin Gilley, passed away on March 7, 2019. Mr. Gilley was...
Sheet Metal Workers 36 retiree’s daughter honors his memory by thanking...
Angie Sonnenschein celebrated her father Gene’s birthday by taking coffee and donuts to some of his fellow sheet metal workers
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
Sheet Metal Workers...