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CORRESPONDENCE
To
BUD HAVLISH 53096 Seattle, WA
We
extend our sincerest apologies for somehow loosing the information that you have
donated $225.00 to the RUSTY HOOK. Thank you from all of us.
From
CLIFF and COLLEEN VINJE. No note but a very welcome donation. Thank you CLIFF
and
COLLEEN.
From
LOCAL 52. A greatly appreciated $138.00. We thank our brothers and sisters in
LOCAL 52.
From HELENA KIRKWOOD, San Francisco, CA.
A $100.00 donation and the following note.
Dear RUSTY HOOK,
This note is long overdue. The notice of JERRY TYLER’S death in the Summer
RUSTY HOOK made me realize how few of my late husband’s co-workers in Local 19
are still living. MEL was proud to be a member of the ILWU and would be very
happy to know how well you take care of the survivors and of how you continue to
fight for unions and the betterment of the working class and women of the world.
I
thank you all.
HELENA KIRKWOOD
Widow
of M. W. KIRKWOOD Local 19
Thank
you HELENA for the kind words and the donation.
From
AL WITZLER, Renton, WA.
What say guys! Here is some money, put it to good use, was hidden from the last
ex-wife. This union of ours has been my love, my life, a true godsend! Say hello
to the guys I’ve had history with, mass memories!
AL
WITZLER Local 19
Thank
you AL for being a proud member of the ILWU. We also appreciate the $100.00.
From MIKE CASO 53272 Donates $85.00 to the kitchen fund
and $100.00 to the RUSTY HOOK. We greatly appreciate the funds to help keep
things running.
From
WILL PARRY, Seattle, WA.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I was saddened to read in the RUSTY HOOK of the death of JERRY TYLER. I knew
JERRY when he was in the Marine Coder and Stewards and I remember his radio show for the CIO
Council. It was distinguished by JERRY’S lively, peculiar writing style, lined
with dozens of pulp magazine stories at one and two cents a word.
JERRY
was proud to be a worker, proud of his class, proud of his union. He was one of
those special people whose loss leaves a hole nobody else will ever fit into.
Salute
JERRY! Solidarity JERRY! We’ll carry on the fight brother!
WILL
PARRY
Thank
you for the kind words about JERRY and the appreciated $25.00 donation.
From
BUD JOHNSON Tucson, AZ.
Hi,
Nice to get the RUSTY HOOK. I did not realize how much I missed it until I
received the last issue, Sending check ($100.00) to help in keeping up your good
work.
Thanks,
BUD JOHNSON
Thanks
BUD for the good words and the generous $100.00 we will keep up the good work.
From
RON and FREDDY DALZELL Seattle, WA
A donation of $50.00 in memory of LEO HUNIU.
Thank
you RON and FREDDY for the donation.
We
need your stories! I urge all readers of the RUSTY HOOK to send us your stories
of the waterfront to put in this newsletter. Your stories are important to us
and everyone loves to read them.
Thank
you,
CURT CUNNINGHAM
From
MANNY VENTOZA, Seattle, WA
Dear
Brothers and All Fellow Pensioners,
Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of our dedicated Union
Member and Fellow Traveler, JERRY TYLER.
I
was shocked when I read about it in the RUSTY HOOK, we will all miss him dearly.
We were in the same row and worked many ships and dock together.
One particular area was the Log Dock on West Marginal Way, JERRY would
often invite us up to his house for lunch, which his lovely wife prepared for us
and after work for refreshments -- Admiral way was just a short distance from
the log dock - Seattle Stevedore had that contract -- dumping off rail road cars
and loading the ships.
Most of those fellows we worked with are gone now - Bless Their Souls and May
They Rest In Peace.
I enjoy reading the well-written and edited RUSTY HOOK and all what people have
to say in it. It brings back a lot of glorious memories, which I can truthfully
say and be proud that I at one time had the privilege of working with all of you
Great Guys on the Seattle
Waterfront.
Those
days I will cherish forever and you will never know how I miss you all.
Please
accept this small token of gratitude for the Cookie Jar, that is so adequately
supplied by you know who on the Coffee Making, and with Each Cup Raise it high
as a salute to Our Dearly Departed Brothers and their Beloved Widows.
Remembering the Song Of Memories - Memories Years of Long Ago.
Most
Sincerely,
Bro.
Manny Ventoza
55744 - #19 & #98
Thank you very
much MANNY for the good words about JERRY and the Union and a thank you for the
$50.00 donation.
From
TANK NELSON Morro Bay, CA.
TANK sends in his continued donations for the donut fund with another $40.00.
TANK also sends us the articles he writes for his local paper as well as
numerous jokes and quips that we will use in this pub when space is available.
We encourage everyone to send us your stories so we can add them to the
newsletter.
We
thank the following brothers for their donations in memory of STEVE JACROUX and
LEO HUNIU.
J.
WOLS - $50.00
WILL PARRY - $25.00
TED LEONARD - $50.00
JON HALGREN - $100.00
RON & FREDDY DALZELL - $50.00
BIG DICK NELSON - $50.00
2005 Bloody Thursday Picnic Volunteers
Lets
all give a big thank you to the committee and volunteers for another excellent
event! There was about 1200 people who attended the picnic this year.
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