{"id":49636,"date":"2020-02-04T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T19:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=49636"},"modified":"2020-02-04T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T19:37:57","slug":"general-chairperson-t-k-vanwinkle-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/general-chairperson-t-k-vanwinkle-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED w\/services: General Chairperson T.K. Vanwinkle passes away","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General Chairperson Thomas K. Vanwinkle (GO 919 \u2014 Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) of St. Louis) unexpectedly passed away February 3, 2020. A career railroader, Brother Vanwinkle worked on TRRA as a trainman from 2003 until present. Prior to working at TRRA, Brother Vanwinkle worked as a trainman on both Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern. He was 44 years old.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49637\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Wier-Vanwinkle-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SMART-TD Vice President-elect David Wier Jr., left, offers his congratulations to T.K. Vanwinkle on Sept. 18, 2019, moments after Vanwinkle was elected general chairperson of GO-919.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBrother Vanwinkle was a longstanding officer of SMART-TD Local 469, serving as legislative representative from 2004 until 2019 and local chairperson from 2008 until 2019. In addition, Brother Vanwinkle served as general chairperson of GO 919 from October 1, 2019, until February 3, 2020.<br \/>\nOn the subject of Brother Vanwinkle\u2019s untimely passing, SMART-TD Vice President David Wier Jr. offered the following remarks:<br \/>\n\u201cT.K. was a great man. He was a deeply devoted family man, who unconditionally loved his wife, Kim; his sons, Copelan, Jonathan, and Justin; his daughters, Dailyn and Kaylee; and his mother, Jeannie,&#8221; Wier said. &#8220;T.K. was a strong-willed union representative, and he always put the best interest of the membership at the forefront. T.K.\u2019s legacy as a strong labor advocate, a dedicated family man and a caring and compassionate person will carry on. He will be sorely missed. T.K.\u2019s tragic passing is both devastating and difficult to comprehend.\u201d<br \/>\nA celebration of Brother Vanwinkle&#8217;s life will begin at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 1111 E Hwy 50 in O\u2019Fallon, Ill., with Rev. Skip Leininger officiating.<br \/>\nSMART-TD offers its sincere condolences to Brother Vanwinkle&#8217;s family and to all who knew him.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kurrusfh.com\/obituaries\/thomas-t-k-keith-vanwinkle\/?fbclid=IwAR2WybHjc25-Y82e0A2ijgewEuHe3T9oMU2rRK_M7KVBu6AkWDycG2i5ezw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">His full obituary can be read here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Chairperson Thomas K. Vanwinkle (GO 919 \u2014 Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) of St. Louis) unexpectedly passed away February 3, 2020. A career railroader, Brother Vanwinkle worked on TRRA as a trainman from 2003 until present. Prior to working at TRRA, Brother Vanwinkle worked as a trainman on both Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern. 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