William James “Billy” McNicholas, 1926- 2015 Oct 13, 2015 The longtime Plumbers union officer was an Irish tenor and a WWII-era vet.
Bruce Zimmerman 1944-2015 Jun 3, 2015 Zimmerman was president of IBEW Local 48 and assistant director at the NECA-IBEW Training Center
Ed Whelan, 1926-2015 May 14, 2015 The former Oregon AFL president was a Korean War vet, fire fighter, legislator, and PGE executive.
Helen Nickum, 1928-2015 Apr 2, 2015 The longtime ATU Local 757 secretary formerly worked for a Congresswoman and U.S. Senator
Robert Stanfill, 1923 – 2015 Feb 19, 2015 The Plasterers leader and WWII vet led the state building trades for 16 years
John C. Wagoner, 1946 -2014 Feb 4, 2015 The Camas native was active in AWPPW, and lobbied in Olympia for fellow mill workers
Steven Fritz, 1960-2014 Oct 1, 2014 The OSH psychiatrist was head of his AFSCME local and husband to Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz
Jim Gallagher, 1934-2014 Sep 2, 2014 Gallagher worked in public sector unions and retired from UO LERC in 1992.
Ralph Rigdon, 1928-2014 Jul 1, 2014 The longtime UAW member was active in union and Democratic politics
Jerry Greer, 1943-2014 Jun 17, 2014 Greer was a Machinists union rep and active in the Oregon AFL-CIO.