In Memoriam Archives - nwLaborPress

The retired union representative of Machinists District Lodge 24 died May 2 at the Portland VA Medical Center at the age of 76.

Training center director Aida Aranda, who died Feb. 27, was a proud Laborer and a dedicated advocate for apprenticeship.

Gillespie, a former president of Oregon AFSCME, served Oregon working people and Eugene residents for more than three decades.

Ralph Groener, a lobbyist for AFSCME for 28 years, had a knack for being in the right place at the right time.

Gay Lincoln, a retired union machinist who was long active in the civic life of Southwest Washington, died April 30 at age 82.

Victor T. Weekes Sr., a Nabisco worker and longtime officer of Bakers Local 364, died May 7 of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

A retired AFT-Washington leader, he was active for decades promoting labor history and led the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association.

Trumka was the fifth person to serve as president since the AFL-CIO was formed in 1955, and was the first AFL-CIO president to die in office.

A business representative of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, he was involved in the lengthy CleanPak strike that began in 1998.

As business representative at IBEW Local 48, Joy helped found the union’s Edison pension trust in 1969. He was 95.