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Lautenberg to ride rails one last time
Long an advocate for the region’s train system, Sen. Frank Lautenberg will ride the rails one last time on the way to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. Funeral ceremonies for Lautenberg will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Park Avenue Synagogue in [...]
Former International President Little dies
Former UTU International President Charles L. Little, 77, died May 15 following a brief illness. Little was the fifth president of the UTU, elected at the union’s seventh quadrennial convention in 1995 and re-elected in 1999. He served from Jan. 1, 1996, until his retirement [...]Former Canadian PR director Strickland dies
George K. Strickland, the former director of public relations for UTU Canada, died April 14. He was 91. Strickland served with Royal Canadian Mounted Police before hiring out with Canadian Pacific Railway. He later worked as a UTUIA field supervisor prior to becoming the Cana [...]
Former Maine, N.H. State Director Phillips dies
Former Maine-New Hampshire State Legislative Director Ernest “Ernie” A. Phillips, 77, died March 27. Phillips was born Jan. 4, 1936, in Milford, Maine. In February 1956, he went to work for Bangor and Aroostook Railroad as a trainman. In July 1962, he was employed by Maine Ce [...]Former CSX General Chairperson Terry Reed dies
Retired former CSX (B&O) General Chairperson John T. “Terry” Reed, 71, died March 5. Funeral services will be held March 11 at 1 p.m. at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home at 5336 Old Taylor Mill Rd. in Taylor Mill, KY 41015. The services will be preceded by a [...]Retired Int’l officers Dan Collins, Paul McNamara die
Former UTU International officers Daniel W. Collins and Paul J. McNamara have died. Daniel W. Collins, age 90, who retired in 1992 as UTU assistant general secretary and treasurer, was a member of the 40-person committee that laid the groundwork for merger of the predecessor [...]Slain UTU bus operator eulogized at funeral
Some 600 mourners – including more than 300 coworkers and UTU officials — attended the funeral June 9 of slain Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) bus operator Alan Thomas, who was murdered May 20 by a lone passenger. Also in attendance wer [...]Funeral services set for slain LACMTA bus driver
Funeral services have been set for Alan Thomas, 51, a bus driver for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and member of Local 1563, who was murdered aboard his bus May 20 by a lone gunman. Services will be held Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. at the Secon [...]