Tag: obituary
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...
Herb Johnson, retired secretary-treasurer of the Missouri AFL-CIO, dies at 78
By TIM ROWDEN
Managing Editor
Parkville, MO – Herbert “Herb” Johnson, retired secretary-treasurer of the Missouri AFL-CIO, died suddenly on Oct. 18, 2021.
Johnson, 78, of Parkville,...
IN MEMORIAM: Gateway LERA founding member Dr. Gladys Gruenberg
Dr. Gladys Walleman Gruenberg, a pioneer for Labor and women and a founding member of the Labor and Employment Association (LERA) Gateway Chapter, passed...
IN MEMORIAM: Celebration of life for IBEW Local 1’s Dave Sachse...
A celebration of life ceremony for former IBEW Local 1 executive board member David “Dave” M. Sachse is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9.
The event,...