{"id":53674,"date":"2020-11-17T16:18:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=53674"},"modified":"2020-11-17T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:18:11","slug":"local-18-member-passes-from-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/local-18-member-passes-from-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Local 18 member passes from COVID","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our union is in mourning after losing Jose \u201cJoe\u201d Alfaro, a member of SMART Transportation Division for more than 15 years, to the COVID-19 pandemic on Nov. 13. He was 58 years old.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53683\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Alfaro_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Alfaro_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Alfaro_1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brother Jose Alfaro of Local 18 in El Paso, Texas, a 15-year SMART-TD member, died from COVID-19 on Nov. 13, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBrother Alfaro was a member of Local 18 in El Paso, Texas, and worked as a trainman\/brakeman for Union Pacific.<br \/>\nHe leaves behind his wife of 22 years, Ruoana and four children: Avan Brian, Mia Brianna, Vanessa and Robert.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/270sc7r6g0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An online fundraiser has been established <\/a>by Local 18 Secretary &amp; Treasurer Catarino Montero with the proceeds going to benefit Brother Alfaro&#8217;s family.<br \/>\n&#8220;His wife and kids wanted us to thank you from the bottom of their hearts for your prayers and donations. She is grateful for everything you all have done,&#8221; Montero wrote on the GoFundMe page. &#8220;We personally wanted to thank everyone for all your donations and help during this time. At the end of the day, we are all a railroad family and unite to help one another out, and during these tough times it has really shown!&#8221;<br \/>\nWhen asked to describe Joe, co-workers shared:<br \/>\n\u201cJoe always would show up to work with a smile and a genuine greeting, so even if you were having a bad day, he always seemed to bring out the best in you.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u201cHe was a great switchman and better friend.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/270sc7r6g0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow this link to contribute to the GoFundMe campaign.<\/a><br \/>\nDue to COVID-19 restrictions, there are currently no plans for a memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations to the fundraiser would be appreciated.<br \/>\nSMART-TD offers its sincere condolences to Brother Alfaro&#8217;s family as well as his union brothers and sisters in Local 18 and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our union is in mourning after losing Jose \u201cJoe\u201d Alfaro, a member of SMART Transportation Division for more than 15 years, to the COVID-19 pandemic on Nov. 13. He was 58 years old. Brother Alfaro was a member of Local 18 in El Paso, Texas, and worked as a trainman\/brakeman for Union Pacific. 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