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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 10 | November 6, 2015 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS IN MEMORIAM William Martin Fast Oct. 4, 1918 - Oct. 16, 2015 Bill Fast, a retired port agent for the Marine Engineers Beneficial Associ- ation (MEBA), passed away Oct. 16. He was 97. Fast served as a union rep in the Portland office from 1966 to 1988. He was active in a number of organizations, serv- ing as president of the Portland Maritime Trades Council and of the Multnomah County Labor Council (now the Northwest Ore- gon Labor Council). He was pres- ident of Labor’s Community Service Agency and was president of the Willamette Democratic So- ciety. His civic service included eight years as a governor-ap- pointed member of the Port of Portland Commission. Another facet of his work was serving as a consultant to the Ma- rine Cooks and Stewards Union in the Portland area. He also served on the board of directors of the United States Merchant Marine Veterans League, and was a long- time member of the Masonic Lodge. W ILLIAM M ARTIN F AST was born on Oct. 4, 1918 in Kingston, Idaho. After graduating from high school, he followed his father into the lead and silver mines, working for the Bunker Hill Co. Fast moved to Seattle in 1941 and joined the U.S. Merchant Marine, becoming a member of MEBA. He shipped out of West Coast and East Coast ports in World War II and served on ships transporting supplies to U.S. military forces in various war zones. After the war, Fast made Seattle his home port. When he was not at sea, he was ac- tive in politics. He was the Oregon labor chair- man for Richard M. Nixon’s suc- cessful 1968 presidential run. Fast supported Nixon, a Republican, because Nixon had promised to support increased construction of ships in the United States. In 1976, MEBA and Fast sup- ported Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in his suc- cessful run for the White House. Fast and his wife Beverly attended Carter’s inauguration. Bill and Beverly were married in 1962 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; both had been married previously. She preceded him in death. Fast is survived by two daugh- ters, two sons, seven grandchil- dren, eight great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and two adopted daughters who are granddaughters. One son, William Lloyd Fast, was in the Merchant Marine, but later worked as a member of the Boilermakers Union and is now retired. Robert G. Crumpton Aug. 29, 1935 - Oct. 6, 2015 Robert Crumpton, a retired executive director of the Ore- gon Education As- sociation (OEA), passed away Oct. 6 after a short and sudden illness. He was 80. Crumpton was executive direc- tor of OEA from 1973 to 1998, where he helped lead passage of the Collective Bargaining Act for Public Employees and the teacher tenure and layoff laws. He was among the union leaders who bat- tled against the likes of Bill Size- more. He also fought for increases in PERS benefits and funding for education. Crumpton helped facilitate the creation of the OEA Collective Bargaining Fund, which supports political organizing; the OEA Re- lief Fund, and the OEA Founda- tion, which helps Oregon students meet their most basic needs so they can be more successful in school. After retiring, OEA honored him by creating the Robert G. Crumpton Organizational Excel- lence award, which is given to a deserving OEA member each year. R OBERT G ARNESS C RUMPTON was born in Webster City, Iowa. He graduated from Webster City’s high school in 1953. He studied music at Grinnell College, with a focus as an organist, and spent time at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He earned a mas- ter’s degree in education from the University of Michigan. After serving in the U.S. Navy as a choir recruiter, director and chaplain’s assistant in Germany, Robert began teaching in 1965. He was active in his local union, advancing to executive director in Waterford Township, Pontiac, Mich. Crumpton met Ann Louise Hamilton in 1966. They were mar- ried June 17, 1967. They moved to Beaverton, Oregon in 1974. Crumpton is survived by his wife; daughter, Susan Crumpton; son, Robert C. Crumpton; and four grandchildren. Susan is a UniServ consultant and an OEA member. Remembrances in lieu of flow- ers may be made to the OEA Foundation, 6900 S.W. Atlanta St., Portland, OR 97223, or the Kendall Young Library, 1201 Will- son Ave., Webster City, IA 50595. 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