Tag: obituary
IN MEMORIAM: Teamsters 688’s retired business representative Pete Youngcourt
Pete Youngcourt, retired business representative for Teamsters Local 688, passed away on March 11, 2022.
Brother Youngcourt retired in 2009 after 40 years as a...
IN MEMORIAM: Former Gas Workers 11-6 Business Manager Joe Schulte
Joseph Leo (Joe) Schulte, former business manager of Gas Workers Local 11-6 and a longtime member of the St. Louis Labor Council Executive Board,...
IN MEMORIAM: Painters Local 2341’s Derek AuBuchon
Derek J. AuBuchon, a member of Painters Local 2341, died Jan. 8, 2022. He was age 41.
Brother AuBuchon, of Hillsboro, Mo. was a foreman...
IN MEMORIAM: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562’s Edward Vosse
Edward E. Vosse, 77, a 41-year member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, passed away on Jan. 10, 2022, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville,...
IN MEMORIAM: IBEW Local 1439’s Robert ‘Bob’ Busby, Sr.
Robert “Bob” E. Busby, Sr., a member of IBEW Local 1439, passed away Dec. 20, 2021 at 84.
Brother Busby, of St. Charles, proudly served...
IN MEMORIAM: Sprinkler Fitters Local 268’s Donald Rotty
Donald Dean (Don) Rotty died on Jan. 3, 2022 unexpectedly in his home.
Brother Rotty was a loving husband, a wonderful father, and a dedicated...
IN MEMORIAM: Retired Insulators Local 1 Business Manager Jerry Donovan
Jerry Donovan, retired business manager, Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 1, passed away Jan. 5, 2022 after suffering a heart attack.
Brother...
IN MEMORIAM: Beloved teacher and Labor leader Joe Eble
Joe Eble, a teacher and much-admired Labor leader in southwestern Illinois, died Oct. 26, 2021 in Swansea, Ill. He was 75.
Brother Eble taught English,...
In Memoriam: Chris Weir, retired officer of IBEW Local 309
Christopher Joseph Weir, 57, of Maryville, Ill., a recent retiree as assistant business manager of IBEW Local 309 and a member of the apprentice...
Passing of Jim Fitzgerald, first president of SLPOA, should remind us...
By JEFF ROORDA
Executive Director/Business Manager
St. Louis Police Officers Association
He didn’t have wooden teeth or a powdered wig, but Jim Fitzgerald was most certainly the...