RETIREES CLUB OF L.U.
108, TAMPA, FL-2003 has been a great year for our Retirees
Club. A special thank you to IBEW Local 108 Bus. Mgr./Fin. Sec.
Robert F. Suggs for all his support in 2003. Our retiree are gearing
up for the 2004 political season. We have started voter registration
drives in our area. We are a community-oriented retirees club and
our number one priority is to assist the less fortunate and educate
all retirees on the issues that affect each and every one of us.
Local 130 retired members who
received
watches recently are: from left, Heno Daigre,
Doug Ehrensing, Vice Pres. Harold Larson, Stan
Meany, Pres. Ron Clark, Fred Zimmerman,
Leo Klein and Frank Nicosia.
RETIREES CLUB OF L.U.
130, NEW ORLEANS, LA-The Christmas party held Dec. 18, 2003,
was a gala affair that included wonderful food, cocktails, music
and dancing. Bus. Mgr. Robert "Tiger" Hammond opened the
party with a warm welcome, which was gratefully accepted by all.
Our first membership meeting, open only to members, is scheduled
for Thursday, March 18, 2004 in the Alexander Room. We will conduct
the annual election of officers and serve food and refreshments.
We are also planning various casino trips throughout the year. Our
annual crawfish party will be held in early May. We welcome our
latest brothers John Cervini, Charles Cox, Eugene Hotard and Tom
Killeen to the club. At present we have 140 retired members and
11 associate members. We are saddened to report the passing of Bros.
Clayton Buzbee, Frank Cotton, Ronald Derocha, Ellis Dauzat, Lester
Leathem, Alden Marrero, Willie Mathews and Ray Stanek.
Two Local 143 Retirees Club members
recently received service awards. From
left: 55-year member Robert "Sugar"
Redmond, Local 143 Pres. Paul Neff
and 50-year member George Sagle.
RETIREES CLUB OF L.U.
143, HARRISBURG, PA-The club started the year 2003 with
a great trip to Washington, D.C., and we hope to do more traveling
in 2004, perhaps with a larger bus to hold the crowd. Our prayers
go to the families of all of the members we lost in 2003. Recently
we have been receiving service pins for high numbers of years of
service. Bro. Robert "Sugar" Redmond received a 55-year
pin and Bro. George Sagle received his 50-year pin. Bro. Sagle was
our BA for many years.
Local 252 Retirees Club members
attend the
annual Retirees Night.
RETIREES CLUB OF L.U.
252, ANN ARBOR, MI-Every year "Retirees Night"
generates a lot of excitement for Local 252. More than 200 members
were in attendance to pay tribute to our retirees and members receiving
service pins and certificates. Richard Cochran, Jerry Carpenter,
Gordon McDonald, Robert Mayne, Roy Peters, Billie Baughman, Dick
Freeland and Glenn Haeussler received their 50-year pin, certificate,
and I.B.E.W. watch. The 55-year pins were awarded to James Graf,
Tom Kittel, L.D. Packard, Edward Warolin, William Brady and Herb
Smith.
Local 252 Bus. Mgr.Greg Stephens, staff and members extended a
heartfelt thank-you to retirees for all the dedicated years of service.
We sincerely regret we could not include pictures of all retirees
due to space limitations.
Local 252, located at 7920 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI., will be
a Michigan Democratic Presidential Caucus site for the 7th Congressional
District on Feb. 7, 2004.
Enjoying a Local 606 Retirees
Club luncheon
were: from left, Bob and Shirley Bean, Joe
and Elizabeth Marchese, Daryl and Dorothy
Walizen and Jay Barthey.
RETIREES CLUB OF L.U.
606, ORLANDO, FL-Our club is always having a great time
of feast and fellowship. Throughout the year they have several luncheons
at the union hall. At each of these meetings all the families bring
in non-perishable food to be donated to the needy apprentices, who
know they can count on the retirees. We are always looking for new
members to join the club. If interested, contact Pres. Bob Hamburg.
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