In Memoriam

The former president of the Portland local of SAG-AFTRA was best known for playing Sgt. Franco on NBC's Grimm.

He served union members as a local union president and training coordinator for the Carpenters Union.

He was an active member of IBEW Local 48 and treasurer of the IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union.

Hanley, national president of 200,000-member Amalgamated Transit Union, died suddenly of pulmonary disease May 7 at the age of 62.

A Navy veteran and former business IBEW Local 48 business rep, Duncan founded a motorcycle poker run that raised $465,000 for a children's hospital.

Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.

Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.

Kimberling was instrumental in the merger of Oregon plumbers and pipefitters locals more than three decades ago.

Estes was on his way to Portland for a union training when an oncoming driver swerved into his lane.

The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.

The former Steelworkers Local 3010 president spent 25 years Labor's Community Service Agency.

Regalado was a 41-year member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors, and a longtime officer in Local 23.

Oregon lost a working woman’s hero Oct. 6 with the passing of labor leader Nellie Fox-Edwards at age 93.

As longtime attorney at IBEW Local 48, he used his knowledge of the law to help union members and working people.

As head of OPEIU Local 11, he negotiated contracts for workers at Northwest Natural.

Will spent 31 years as a local and national representative of the Machinists Union.

Together with late husband Jesse Stranahan, she was well known in the local labor movement as a tireless fighter for economic justice.

Imel, a unionist since 1951, headed the NW Oregon Labor Council and served as labor liaison for Congressmembers Les AuCoin and Elizabeth Furse.

The career union rep worked on civil rights for the UAW, and later served as political director for Teamsters Joint Council 37.

The NW Oregon Labor Council leader was a 59-year member of UFCW.