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Father of Vice President Robert Kerley dies
Richard Lavon Kerley, 84, the father of SMART Transportation Division Vice President Robert Kerley, died Dec. 8. Kerley graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1948 and married Joyce Briggs on Sept. 4, 1949, in Arcadia, Kan. In 1950, he began working for Palmer’s Service Sta [...]Former general chairperson Tim Smith dies
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 3, for Timothy J. Smith, 66, who died Nov. 28 after a hard fought battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Smith worked 30 years as an engineer for Lake Terminal Railroad in Lorain, Ohio, with 22 of those years serving as general chairperson. H [...]Local 1732 President Dacanay dies
Henry L. Dacanay Jr., 46, president of SMART Transportation Division Local 1732 at San Jose, Calif., died Nov. 14 following a heart attack. Dacanay worked for Amtrak as a conductor for 19 years. Besides serving as local president, he held various other positions including loc [...]Former NS General Chairperson Paul Emert dies
Former Norfolk Southern General Chairperson Paul E. Emert, 65, died Nov. 11 following a heart attack. Emert, a member of SMART Transportation Division Local 750 at Knoxville, Tenn., retired in 2011 following 39 years of railroad service. He had served as general chairperson o [...]Local Chairperson Justin Van Houdt dies
SMART Transportation Division Local 313 Chairperson Justin Van Houdt, 34, died unexpectedly Oct. 21 at his home in Hudsonville, Mich., Michigan State Legislative Director Jerry Gibson reports. The cause of death is unknown and the family is awaiting a report from the county m [...]Former UTU Vice President Kenneth R. Moore dies
Former UTU International Vice President and Bus Department Director Kenneth R. Moore, 85, died Aug. 18. He was a member of Local 1563 at El Monte, Calif. Born in Danville, Ark., Moore began his career in transportation as a bus operator for the Long Beach, Calif., Motor Bus C [...]Services announced for Metro bus operator Gamboa
Services for SMART Transportation member and Los Angeles Metro bus operator Olivia Gamboa, 47, who was killed June 12 in a head-on crash with a speeding flatbed tow truck while operating her bus, have been finalized, Bus Vice President Bonnie Morr reports. A viewing will be h [...]
Lautenberg to ride rails one last time
Long an advocate for the region’s train system, Sen. Frank Lautenberg will ride the rails one last time on the way to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. Funeral ceremonies for Lautenberg will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Park Avenue Synagogue in [...]