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 Honor Rolls
Canadian Brothers honored for years of membership; Sefton celebrates 55 years of membership |
The Winners Are ...
 Southwestern Convention Meeting awards $25,000 in scholarships. |
Volunteer Spirit
 Brother Don Detwiler, a retired member of BLE Division 740 (Pratt, Kan.), is one of several BLE members who display the volunteer spirit profiled in this issue of the Journal. |
With community service and volunteerism becoming an increasingly important part of our society, we have profiled some of the most dedicated volunteers in the ranks of BLE membership, who continue to give without expectation of a reward.
The BLE members profiled in the focus section of this issue exemplify the spirit of volunteerism that serves as a source of pride for the craft of locomotive engineer.
BLE FOCUS
Last is first in safety
Affected by a grade crossing collision when he first became an engineer, Brother George Last
began his 20 years of service to Operation Lifesaver.
Amateur radio keeps Canadian BLE members busy
If there is a natural disaster or a big man-made event around Manitoba, there is a good chance that BLE members might be helping with the communications systems.
Miles to go before he retires
In the 1990s, Don Detwiler and his wife, Goldie, were giving more than 250 presentations a year and logging approximately 2,500 miles per month for Operation Lifesaver.
A volunteer in the desert
Tom Fooshee is a volunteer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Desert Search Unit Posse, a valuable team of highly skilled trackers.
The power of prayer
Tired of reading about railroad accidents that led to injury and death, a locomotive engineer from Palestine, Texas, decided to fight back.
A monument to rails
A tragic railroad accident coupled with the deaths of his parents and a near miss of his own inspired Doug Traff to memorialize railroad workers killed in the line of duty.
FEATURES
President's Message: Edward Dubroski
Recognizing those who serve
Guest Comment: Hon. Jack Quinn
Advancing Our Agenda in Congress
A Fighting Spirit
Advisory Board Profile of International President Edward Dubroski
Communications
Last Runs
GIA Dialogue
Collector's Corner
Brotherhood Obituaries
Designated Legal Counsel
FELA Series
News Clips
PAC List
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Edward Dubroski
James L. McCoy
Russell W. Bennett
International President
First Vice-President & Alternate President
General Secretary-Treasurer
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Paul T. Sorrow
Joseph A. Cassidy, Jr.
Leroy D. Jones
William C. Walpert
Edward W. Rodzwicz
Don M. Hahs
Rick Radek
Dale L. McPherson
Leo McCann
Gilles Halle
T. George Hucker
Thomas A. Pontolillo
Director of Communications
John Bentley Jr.
Editor
Kathleen Policy
Associate Editor
Past Issues
2001
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