In Memoriam

Jerry Greer, 1943-2014

Greer was a Machinists union rep and active in the Oregon AFL-CIO.

Ed Beechert, 1920-2014

The retired University of Hawaii professor was an active historian of Northwest labor history

Phil Parker, 1946-2014

The retired IBEW Local 48 officer was head of the SW Washington Labor Roundtable

Jim Zuffrea, 1931-2014

The UFCW Local 555 union rep started as a union meatcutter in New York.

Jerry Krahn, 1936-2014

Krahn was a longtime business agent at United Brotherhood of Carpenters

Garner Pool, 1923-2014

Pool was a union barber in Albany, Oregon for more than five decades.

Tom Worley, 1935-2014

The Navy veteran was business manager of Portland Iron Workers Local 29.

Lloyd Knudsen, 1926-2014

The former Oregon AFL-CIO political director was a longtime member of IBEW Local 48

Tom Gates, 1943-2013

The letter carriers union leader joined USPS in 1978.

Sandy Fahey, 1942-2013

Fahey helped found the Carpenters Food Bank.

Larry Kenney, 1930-2013

The former president of the Washington State Labor Council started as a printers union activist

Lin Mayes, 1946-2013

The one-time secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 555 started as a meatcutter at age 15.

Kathy Morris, 1942-2013

The retired UFCW official was an expert on workers' compensation.

Ken Jette, 1935-2013

The American Postal Workers Union activist worked at Portland’s main post office for 45 years.

Bill Fritz, 1945-2013

A labor educator, he headed the Portland office of UO's Labor Education and Research Center

Tommy “Teamster” Malloy, 1924-2013

The WW II veteran was a Teamsters business agent and lobbyist from 1946 to 1987.

Richard Martin, 1948-2012

The career Boeing machinist was longtime recording secretary of Lodge 63.

Bill Fitzgerald, 1926-2012

The AFL-CIO field rep helped union campaigns throughout the Northwest.

Roy Coles, 1916-2012

The WWII vet was state leader of the Carpenters Union in the 1960s and 1970s.

Ken Spray, 1947-2012

The Heppner native worked for many union locals throughout his career.