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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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