Local #153 Member Deaths
We are saddened to report the death of our Local #153 Brothers.

Thomas L. Price - Date of Birth: 3/8/1950, Date of Initiation: 4/23/1970, Date of Death: 8/19/2010

 

Carl A. Kuespert  - Date of Birth: 5/31/1917, Date of Initiation: 2/26/1936, Date of Death: 8/10/2010

 

Charles E. Reid - Date of Birth: 4/4/1912, Date of Initiation: 3/1/1947, Date of Death: 7/29/2010 

 

Richard A. Personette -  Date of Birth: 1/13/1944, Date of Initiation:  3/27/1968, Date of Death:  5/8/2010

 

Robert Andert - Date of Birth: 11/29/1934, Date of Initiation:  3/28/1957, Date of Death:  5/3/2010

 

William Howell - Initiated 3/18/1950, Born 1/27/1920, Died 4/12/2010

 

Albert C. Davis - Initiated 4/24/1952, Born 8/9/1925, Died 3/13/2010

 

Ed Higgins - Initiated 5/1/1980, Born November 21, 1932, Died March 5, 2010

 

Leo Roberts - Initiated 12/1/1986, Born January 29th, 1962, Died January 2nd 2010

 

Marquis R. Clark - Initiated March 8th, 1968, Born November 6th, 1927, Died October 25th 2009

Thomas J. Grabarek - Initiated August 22nd, 1963, Born January 18,1943, Died September 23, 2009

Robert F. Tillman - Initiated March 4th, 1954, Born January 24th, 1930, Died September 6th, 2009

Raymond Watts - Initiated February 5th, 1952, Born October 2nd 1929, Died September 2nd, 2009

Donald R. Waldo - Initiated September 1st, 1964, Born September 25th, 1930, Died August 22nd, 2009

Paul M. Bauer -  Initiated March 26th,1956, Born August 18th 1933, Died July 26th 2009

Thomas E. Schrock - Initiated July 27th 1950, Born October 15th 1926, Died July 18th 2009

Frank Nemeth - Initiated July 25th 1946, Born on January 23rd 1921, Died on July 7th 2009

Richard E. Scheid Sr. - Initiated October 10th 1974, Born on January 27th 1929, Died on April 8th 2009

Vince D. Marrese - Initated December 18th, 1980, Born on March 7th 1929, Died on February 18th 2009

Robert H. Bakeman - Initiated April 25th 1949, Born on January 15th 1921, Died on January 2nd 2009 

Ted Kawka - Initated April 27th 1950, Born October 10th 1916, Died December 29 2008

Lawrence J. Higgins - Initiated July 1st 1995, Born on October 23rd 1936, Died on October 21st 2008

Harvey Hatfield Jr. - initiated February 12th 1942, Born on February 23rd 1917, Died on September 29th 2008

Robert F. Brown - Initiated December 1967, Born on August 12th 1935, Died September 28th 2008

Robert Lougheed - Initiated August 23rd 1979, Born on January 19th 1918, Died on September 25th 2008

Willard D. Hankins - Initiated September 7th 1996, Born on August 8th 1950, Died September 23rd 2008

Jack P. Gibson Sr. - Initiated May 1968, Born on November 30th 1928, Died September 16th 2008

Roger Gill - Initiated August 1953, Born on June 12th 1922, Died June 4th 2008

Bob Zigler - Initiated November 1967, Born on January 20th 1925, Died May 29th 2008

Carl E. Adams - Initiated December 2001, Born February 5th 1943, Died March 27th 2008

Robert E. Sweazy - Initiated May 1956, Born on November 17th 1929, Died March 14th 2008

James L. Watkins - initiated December 1946, Born on April 19th 1920, Died March 12th 2008

Alfred S. Martorano - Initiated March 1963, Born on December 12th 1934, Died February 21st 2008

Jack L. Wedmore- Initiated March 22nd 1956, Born on November 29th 1929, Died January 18th 2008

Donald F. Kulczar- Initiated October 27th 1966, Born on May 26th 1941, Died December 30th 2007.

  
Our symphathies go to the family and friends of our Brothers.

Retiree's Club

A few Retirees have expressed interest in forming an official IBEW Local 153 Retiree's club, if you are interested in participating or helping to initiate this adventure please inform the Union Hall.  


Contact Person: Union Hall
 

IBEW Founders' Scholarship
The IBEW Founders' Scholarships honor the dedicated wiremen and linemen who, on November 28, 1891, organized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Each year the officers of IBEW are pleased to offer its working members scholarships on a competitive basis. It is hoped that the awards will not only contribute to the personal development of our memebers but also steward the electrical industry that our founders envisioned.

The IBEW Founders' Scholarship is for IBEW members who have been in continuous good standing for the four years preceding May 1 of the scholarship year. If a member has been on honorary withdrawal at any time during the aforementioned period he/she will not be eligible to participate. The scholarship is not for spouses or children of IBEW members.

You may obtain a copy of the application, which is due May 1, 2008 for the next scholarship year by coming to the Union Hall office, 1828 N. Meridian Street, Suite 205, during regular business hours. You may also visit the IBEW Web site at www.ibew.org for more information and a printable application.

Please take advantage of the IBEW Founders' Scholarship Program.

The IBEW Founders' Scholarship is not for the spouses or children of IBEW members. Union Plus has a scholarship that is for available for IBEW members, as well as members' spouses and dependent children. The deadline for the Union Plus Scholarship is January 31, 2008. For more information, please visit www.unionplus.org


Contact Person: Union Hall

Local #153 Members Serving in the Armed Forces