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NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | Setting the right foundation EngInEErIng StUdEntS frOM PSU gO handS-On at BrIckLaYEr traInIng cEntEr. About a dozen engineering students from Portland State University experi- enced the art of bricklaying June 8 at the Oregon & Southwest Washington Ma- son Trades Joint Appren- ticeship Training Center in Northeast Portland. The students laid some block and brick walls, and worked with grout under the instruction of training coordinator Shawn Lenc- zowski, Local 1 President Matt Eleazer (top photo), and Local 1 field represen- tative Mike Titus (photo lower left). The training class provides a unique opportunity for engineering students to learn and practice masonry. “Engineers and architects know how to draw it, but they don’t know how it all comes together,” Eleazer said. “This allows us to get in front of them and show them the value of what we do. And it gives engineers and architects a greater appreciation of what we do.” The masonry design class at PSU is taught by Steve Hawk, a professional and structural engineer at Coffmann Engineering. Arrangements were made by Tom Young, executive director at the Northwest Concrete Masonry As- sociation, which helps educate architects and engineers on the benefits of using concrete masonry in the design of their buildings. July 7, 2017 | PAGE 5 IN MEMORIAM Gary Dean Will Jan. 5, 1938 - June 15, 2017 Gary Will, a former directing business representative of Ma- chinists District Lodge 24, passed away June 15 at his home in Woodburn. Cause of death was congestive heart fail- ure. He was 79. Will joined Machinists Lodge 1432 in 1959 after taking a job at Zidell Explorations. He was appointed as a business agent in August 1970 and later was elected to a full term. In 1974, when District Lodge 24 was changed from an organ- izing district to a full-service district, Will was appointed as administrative assistant to then directing business representative (DBR) Bob Kennedy. When Kennedy was elected president of the Oregon AFL-CIO in 1975, Will succeeded him as DBR. Will held the post until 1981, when the International Associa- tion of Machinists and Aero- space Workers (IAMAW) ap- pointed him as a grand lodge representative and assigned him to serve the Klamath Falls and Coos Bay areas. In 1986, he was transferred to the international union’s Portland office and as- signed to handle cases before the National Labor Relations Board. In 1990, he started his 11- year assignment at the IA- MAW’s headquarters in the Washington, D.C., area. When he retired in 2001, he was an ad- ministrative assistant to the union’s then international presi- dent, George Kourpias. Will told the Labor Press in February 2003 — when he was named to Labor’s Hall of Fame — that a highlight of his career in D.C. was working on the merger that brought the Interna- tional Woodworkers, USA, into the Machinists in 1994. During his years with Lodge 1432 and District Council 24, Will chaired the North- west Machin- ists Health and Welfare Trust Fund and was a trustee on the Western Metal Pension Plan, the Truck Operators League Health and Welfare Trust Fund, and the Northwest Machinists Dental Benefit Trust Fund. Will also served on the Ore- gon AFL-CIO Executive Board and was a delegate to the Mult- nomah County Labor Council (now the Northwest Oregon La- bor Council). In addition, he was active in the Oregon Ma- chinists Council and the Oregon Machinists Non-Partisan Politi- cal League. In 1980, Will was honored as the International Guiding Eyes Inc.’s Achievement Award win- ner for his work on behalf of the California-based charitable dog- training organization which was started by the Machinists Union in 1948. G EORGE D EAN W ILL was born in Waterloo, Iowa, Jan. 5, 1938 and moved to Oregon with his family four years later. He attended grade school in Hub- bard and Eugene and high school at Oxnard, Calif., and North Marion High in Aurora. He joined the United States Army Security Agency in 1956 and served as an aircraft me- chanic in Korea and at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. While at the latter post, he attended night school and earned his high school diploma. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, the late Mary Lou Will. Together they had six children, and 32 grand and great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held June 24 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Woodburn. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Catholic School. We Know Legal Problems Everyone deserves affordable legal protection. No matter how Can Be Challenging trivial or traumatic, and everything in between. LegalShield will be there to help — from real estate to divorce and beyond — we have your legal rights covered. For total peace of mind LegalShield Solution For Today’s Legal Needs/ Legal & Identity Theft Service Plans T. J. Holder/ 360-213-8597 tjholder@crystalphoenix.biz
