by admin | Oct 18, 2012 | October 2012 Dispatcher
John Waddell passed away on June 20. John was known as a dedicated unionist who did an exemplary job as the Area Welfare Director for the Puget Sound and Washington State. John was registered in Local 32 in the Port of Everett, Washington in 1963. During his career he...
by admin | Oct 14, 2012 | October 2012 Dispatcher
Members of ILWU Local 63 and pensioners lost a longtime leader on August 29 when Al Perisho passed at the age of 81 surrounded by his family at his Los Alamitos home. Al Perisho was born on September 9, 1931, in Long Beach, California. He graduated from Banning High...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Avelino “Abba” Ramos passed away in Richmond, CA on June 5th at the age of 78. Ramos was a dedicated unionist and organizer who gave years of service to the ILWU in Hawaii and California. When word of his death reached the 35th ILWU Convention, a moment of silence was...
by admin | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
William T. (Bill) Ward, who served as a Coast Committeeman for 20 years, passed away on May 16th at the age of 85. Ward was an officer of ILWU Local 13 and he served on the ILWU Coast Labor Relations Committee from 1963 to 1983. During his tenure, Ward helped shape...
by admin | Apr 1, 2012 | March 2012 Dipatcher
The life of Longshoreman, musician and poet Harry Stamper was celebrated at the ILWU Local 12 hall in Coos Bay, Oregon on March 17. Stamper passed away on March 9 at the age of 67. The celebration featured musicians and poets who shared some of Stamper’s prolific...
