Retired General Chairperson David Haack, a TD Alumni member from Local 322 (Milwaukee, Wis.) who served our membership on the Chicago & North Western, passed away July 13, 2024, at age 88.
Brother Haack joined our union in May 1959 and in addition to negotiating numerous contracts on behalf of his members, contributed testimony in Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 213 regarding the C&NW in 1988.
Brother Haack attended UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse and served in the United States Army.
He worked with the Chicago and North Western Railroad as a conductor and the United Transportation Union as General Chairman. Brother Haack served as a union representative and advocate for his railroad brothers before his retirement. in 1998.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Ellen Sage Haack; his children, Dawn and Brian Kennedy, Tim and Molly Haack; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials can be made in Brother Haack’s name to St. Jude’s Hospital or Critter Junction Pet Rescue/Fond du Lac.
Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth St. Way in Fond du Lac. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow, at 11 a.m. Cremation has taken place.
Additional information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com.
SMART-TD offers its sincere condolences to Brother Haack’s family and friends and his union brothers and sisters.
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