USW CONVENTION 2025
April 7-10, 2025 | Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, NV
Resolution No. 2: In Memoriam
WHEREAS, it is fitting at each Convention that we pause to remember our sisters, brothers, and siblings who were instrumental in advancing our union to its current position of power and prestige, but who have passed away since our most recent Convention; and
WHEREAS, words alone are never adequate to eulogize those who gave so much towards the establishment and continued progress of our union and whose lasting contributions to the USW and to the Labor Movement serve as monuments to their memories; and
WHEREAS, since our union's convention in 2022, we were saddened by the deaths of: USW President Tom Conway, former URW President Kenneth Coss, and former PACE Vice President Robert Smith; and
WHEREAS, we are also saddened by the passing of the following members of our international staff and retired staff employees who have passed away since our 2022 Convention:
| William D. Warmbier John N. Dignazio Irving L. Thomas Thomas G. Mattocks Darwin T. Benson Gloria Oles Freddie J. Abernathy Kathy Kernaghan Beth A. Haynie John M. Reynolds M. Florence Gorton Richard T. Blin Jerry T. Johnson James L. Bowen Janis Zommers Rose A. Malec Steven L. Brown Norma A. Leslie Rene T. Ouellette Pauline F. Cowan Dorothy DesRoches B. Jean Vidnovic Ernest C. Kinney Theresa A. Luna John N. Barcellona Cathryn N. Fiordelis Frank F. Romano Victoria Greene Joan M. Rich Marion M. Tobin Rosemary Hogue Elaine A. Bentley Ronnie Walraven Patrick S. Trepanier Larry P. Bryant Michael Hunter Phillip P. Pynaert Thomas F. Hoffman John Stapay Richard G. Morgan Carolyn Boone Robert Flournoy Ramon L. Mundsinger Janet M. Okoneski Maisie Patricia Armstrong Nothrice R. Edwards Mary L. Kiefer Boniface S. Gamino Helen Smuda Delphine Carter Ernest J. Esposito Robert W. Ligon Joseph Zifer, Jr. Evert J. Flannery Fred F. Praxel Leslie Simonffy Norene Conley James Hadley Joan E. McNelis Lee Byrnes Michael J. Williams Joseph W. Liberatore William G. Scoggins Rene Brixhe Evelyn Marlene Whitaker Wayne A. Clary Thomas J. Maki Theodore J. Lesauskis Chris E. Lovitt, Sr. Charles G. Canelakes Mildred D. Johnson Richard A. Breitenbach Shirley A. McVay Shirley M. Hanna William J. Pointon Calvin Griffin | Sheila O. Hyland Michael J. Carney Connie S. Malloy Leonard J. Rose Jr. Carolyn A. Langer William H. Davis, Jr. Garnell Yarbrough Hilary L. Chiz Gerard Proulx Thomas Spurlock Linnie M. Hatcher Jack E. Draper Kenneth R. Williams Anna A. Cumming Salvador Aguilar Jr. Donna J. Churilla Willoughby Sharp Maude Baker Norma J. Turner Margaret M. Fagan R. L. Pace Steven R. Pidcock Helen M. Kletzly Shirley Wilson Harold Schladweiler Phillip B. Bischoff Shirley A. Caruso Dale W. Bayer L. Roy Simmonds James Pudge Eugene Beyer Raul R. Ramirez, Sr. William Stetson Donald C. Wagner Edmund Ayoub Morris Anderson Cecil L. Peters, Jr. Robert J. Young Beverly K. Yacapraro Judith A. Schmaltz Steven E. Brady Jack Erskine Lois F. Heath Mills Rodney E. Bezo Adeline S. Lawson Larry F. Ratliff Larry D. Brooker, Sr. Isabelle Proulx Larry G. Ogden Donald D. Faulkner Harlan T. Yoshida William C. Kennedy Shirley M. Mattson Craig F. Langele Joseph G. Sebastian Paul E. Aldridge John F. Johnson Samuel Santoro David C. Dowling Lucien Deschaine Neil Menard Emilia Poulin Virginia Woodward Nancy L. Bradley Iris Nelly Torres (Quinones) Albert M. Wulf Bonnie B. Rupinsky Betty Heiby Ida T. Michael Barbara C. Wilson Donald J. Bujold Robbie L. Haynes Patricia A. Sybo William W. Kitchens Rupinder (Robin) Saini Jessie Uppal |
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we offer this memorial tribute to all of those union leaders and members who have passed away since our 2022 Convention. They have passed away, but will never be forgotten.