WRGCA MEMORIAL PAGE
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
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July - Our thoughts and prayers are with Sister Cheryl McMasters and family in their time of grief and loss. |
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March 8, 2008 Concerning our Brother Dennis Simmerman, How do you know what to say? Words cannot express how difficult a battle this has been for Dennis, and how hard it must be for his family. It goes without saying that all our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. It hardly needs to be said how much Dennis has meant for so many years to our Organization, and how much he will be missed. I’ve known and worked with Dennis since 1981, and those of us who have worked closely with him have deep appreciation for his diligent dedication to our Brotherhood and its mission to protect and improve working conditions for our membership. I always worried what we would do when he retired. Right now I am reminded, as I was on Valentine’s Day, how life can be cruel or sometimes cheats us and the ones we care about. This is really a shame. Rick Radek Brother Dennis Simmerman passed away a short time ago. For those of you who would want to send condolences: 20220 Colleen Court, Strongsville, Ohio 44149
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Our thoughts an prayers are with the family of Brother Greg Nave. A vigil will be held Monday evening, March 24th at 7:30 p.m. Funeral service will be held Tuesday morning, March 25th at 11:00 a.m., to be followed by a reception. All events will be held at: |
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
25810 156th Avenue SE
Covington, WA
Greg's wife, Carol, has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Bleeding Disorder Foundation of Washington.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Brother J. S. Wright and his family, whose son, daughter and grandson were killed in an auto accident this past weekend (3/8) in Nevada. |
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WRGCA and its members extend our thoughts and prayers to Brother Gil Gore and his family whose sister-in-law passed away. |
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Ogden, Utah Engineer WD (Dewey) Schneider passed away suddenly during the late night hours on Friday or during the early morning hours on Saturday. Brother Schneider was a former Eastern District engineer and also served a term as Local Chairman of Division 136. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time. |
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Coffeyville Area Brothers and Sisters where tragic flooding has occurred. There has been some devastation in the area and CMS has been authorizing all requests for compensated time from the Coffeyville – Van Buren area. Trains are going to be rerouted up through Chickasha. They are working on getting some extra employees in place to handle the reroute business. Right now the plan is to fleet in a northward direction and then open up running trains south in the near future. Again, let’s keep the Brothers and Sisters in the affected area in our thoughts and prayers. |
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WRGCA extends its thoughts and prayers to Salt Lake City Local Chairman John Benich and his family while he is recovering from a rare and serious bacterial infection following a routine procedure involving his knee. Brother Benich’s recovery could take several months and doctors believe they’ve identified the infection and can now aggressively treat it. We ask our members to keep the Benich family in their thoughts and prayers. |
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WRGCA asks its members to keep Milford, Utah trainman Robert Craw and his family in their thoughts and prayers. This employee was very seriously injured while working in the Milford area the afternoon of June 2nd which resulted in partial amputation of both legs. Mr. Craw was transported via life-flight to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he underwent extensive surgery. His current status is still unknown. Please keep this brother in our thoughts and prayers. WRGCA extends its thoughts and prayers to Brother Frank Kuhn and his family while he is recovering after being struck by a car while on his motorcycle. At this time (6/8) Brother Kuhn is at St. Al's in Boise slowly recovering. We ask our members to keep the Kuhn family in their thoughts and prayers. |
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Brother David Clark and family whose Brother Lee passed away last week. Most of us remember Lee when he last worked for UP at Fife Yard as a Utility Trainman. There will be a service to lay his ashes to rest, performed by Father Ray Maizer, on April 12th, 2007 at PM, at the Enumclaw Cemetery 23717 SE 416th Enumclaw, WA 98022. |
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Brothers Jim and Tom Lance whose mother Philomena passed away February 15th. As you know, Brother Jim is the Local Chairman at Pocatello and Brother Tom is an engineer on the west end out of Pocatello. To these two Brothers and their families the WRGCA send its heartfelt condolences. |
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Engineer Steve Shaben of Division 892 in Seattle and Conductor Bob Calhoun are both recovering from injuries sustained in connection with a collision with a BNSF train at Longview Jct., Kelso Washington. Our thoughts and prayers are with these fellow employees and their families. |
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This past Sunday afternoon September 14th, switchman/brakeman Jim Autry died shortly after suffering amputation of both legs during a switching move at the north end of Ogden yard. We extend our sincere sympathy to the family and crew who was working with him in close proximity to the accident. |
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Brother Tim Donnigan whose father, George J. Donnigan, 81 of Nampa passed away in Pocatello on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The family extends their sincere and heartfelt appreciation to the nursing staff at the Veterans Home in Pocatello. Their dedication to superior care provided great comfort to George and his family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to a memorial fund in care of George J. Donnigan, Idaho State Veterans Home, 1957 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello Idaho 83201. |
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Former BLE International President Robert E. Delaney died of congestive heart failure yesterday. He was 84 years old and had endured a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on February 17, 1919, in Janesville, Wisc., and is survived by a son, Robert Jr., and two daughters, Katherine and Ellen. His wife of 41 years, the former Virginia Doyle, passed away in 1981. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Inc. (2050 Pfingsten Road, Suite 127, Glenview, Ill., 60025). |
| Former BLE International Vice-President George DeBolt passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, June 10. Brother DeBolt, a member of BLE Division 682 (Hammond, Ind.), served as an International Vice-President from 1986-1996. He is survived by his wife Eileen, two children, seven step-children, 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. |
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Our friend Tim Gettmam who was very seriously injured in a switching accident at Hinkle, Oregon on May 20th. Tim has a wife and 3 sons. |
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Darryl C. Jones, age 42, passed away abruptly from brief episode of pneumonia on May 2, 2003 leaving behind 3 children. Darryl was born march 25, 1961 in Payson, Utah. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made for his children at a Zion's bank branch under the Darryl C. Jones fund. |
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On April 11, 2003 at approximately 10:30 PM our friend A. L. "Leroy" Chandler was killed in a switching accident in the Pocatello yard. We ask that you keep Leroy's family, wife and children in your prayers. |