{"id":57748,"date":"2021-10-28T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=57748"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:19:58","slug":"member-of-local-807-dies-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/member-of-local-807-dies-from-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of Local 807 dies from COVID-19","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Brother Tony Carbajal, a member of Local 807 (Tucson, Ariz.), passed away Oct. 27, 2021, from COVID-19 at the age of 51. He joined the union in 2004 and worked as a conductor for Union Pacific for more than 17 years. “Tony was well-liked and respected by his co-workers in Tucson,” said Chris Cheely, legislative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":7,"featured_media":40205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[644,18],"tags":[4796,4739],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBrother Tony Carbajal, a member of Local 807 (Tucson, Ariz.), passed away Oct. 27, 2021, from COVID-19 at the age of 51.
\nHe joined the union in 2004 and worked as a conductor for Union Pacific for more than 17 years.
\n“Tony was well-liked and respected by his co-workers in Tucson,” said Chris Cheely, legislative secretary of the Arizona State Legislative Board and Local 807’s legislative representative.
\nA talented golfer and softball player, one of Brother Carbajal’s many hobbies was collecting cigars.
\nHe is survived by the love of his life, Patricia; sons Eric, Gregory and Andrew and grandchildren Stephany and Bubba.
\nAn online fundraiser has been established to assist his family in their time of loss.<\/a>
\nA Celebration of Life and Rosary will be held noon on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the Willcox Elks Lodge with a visitation beginning at 11 a.m. Private cremation will follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"