Via Don Bradshaw’s Facebook page – December 14, 2016: This is Dustin (Don’s son), Trina (daughter in law) and Tiffany (daughter). Don was diagnosed with colon cancer the week of Thanksgiving and passed away at home with us today. Memorial Service is being held on Friday, December 16th at 2:00 pm. We welcome you to…
We lost a good friend and APWU brother Saturday night. Oliver Drummond succumbed to cancer after a long and hard fought battle with the disease. Oliver was a member of the APWU Philadelphia Retiree Chapter. He was a very dedicated activist in our fight to save the Postal Service. Oliver was also a Philadelphia Stop…
Kenneth Duane Wilson, age 82, husband of Etta Nielsen Wilson, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015. Born in Dunbar, Nebraska, he was a son of the late Clarence and Bertha Schroeder Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a U.S. Navy veteran and was retired from the Postal Workers Union. He was a member of Community of…
Jackie Strange, a 41-year postal employee and the first woman to serve as Deputy Postmaster General, died Feb. 1. She was 87. Strange joined USPS as a temporary clerk in 1946, when the organization was still called the Post Office Department. She rose through the ranks and served as DPMG for two years before retiring…
Francis Kelly, wife of former Clerk NBA John Kelly, passed away on Oct. 9, 2014. There is no other information at this time. John and his family have my sincere condolences. Via Larry R. Sorrells State President NC Council APWU AFL-CIO (This page will be updated as soon as funeral arrangements have been made available.)
10/03/2014 – Gilbert C. Ybarra, Clerk Craft National Business Agent for the San Francisco Region, passed away Oct. 2, following a motorcycle accident. Ybarra was a member of the California Area Local and was an outspoken advocate for his co-workers and the APWU. “We are deeply saddened by Gilbert’s tragic death,” said APWU President Mark…
