Local Compass
JOURNAL: ISSUE 4 - 2015
New Jersey Administrative District Council
BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano presents Local 4 NJ member William Touw with his 75-year service award in October. Brother Touw was initiated into the Union in 1940 as a member of Local 2 NJ. After serving in the military during the World War II, he returned to the trades in 1946 and became a journeyman the same year. He worked as a bricklayer, cement mason and plasterer on a wide range of projects in New Jersey. From left, Local 4 NJ President Kenneth Simone, BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, Brother Touw, NJ ADC Director Richard Tolson, Local 4 NJ Life Member Valentino Diianni, and NJ ADC Secretary-Treasurer John Capo.
Wisconsin District Council
Local 9 Wisconsin
 Carlton Hoffman, a 75-year Local 9 WI member, left, receives his plaque from WI DC Field Representative Vern McGivern. Brother Hoffman’s father, owner of Hoffman Construction, signed a BAC agreement in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley area in 1937. Brother Hoffman became a bricklayer apprentice in 1940. Following his service as a Navy Air Corpsman in WWII, he went on to learn the construction business and worked for the family firm until his retirement. Brother Hoffman has also served on the Wisconsin River Valley Bricklayer JAC for 20 years. |
 Local 21 WI Life Member Ward Woltman, right, receives his Gold Card from Local 21 WI President Jason Hoffman. |
From left, Local 9 WI Field Representative Wynn Jones presents service awards to 25-year members Mark Passehl, Randy Hass, and James Hoier.
From left, Local 1 WI 25-year members Ralph Rouse, Marc Hogden, and Victor Czajka, receive their service awards from WI DC Field Representative Tony Fox.
Local 2 Washington/Idaho/Montana
 Leon Carson, a 75-year BAC member of Local 2 WA/ID/MT, receives? Proudly displays his service plaque, awarded in September. Initiated in 1939, he worked as a bricklayer in Boise and Nampa at his uncle’s construction company. Some of the high points of his career include his work at the Pocatello Air Force Base, the Morrison Center on the Boise Campus of college, the Morrison-Knudtsen Co. World headquarters, and the Bank of America. Former ID Gov. Cecil Andrus appointed him to the Licensing Board of Idaho Contractors on which he served from 1972 to 1978. Brother Carson is also proud that he has shared his passion for hiking, angling and hunting with his children and grandchildren. |
 Local 2 WA/ID/MT Life Member Clarence (Roy) Anderson, right, receives his Gold Card from Pacific Northwest Administrative District Council Field Representative Tim Thompson. |
Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky
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Local 4 IN/KY member Mike Ludlow, right, receives his Gold Card from Field Representative David Murray. |
Local 3 Massachusetts/New Hampshire/
Maine/Rhode Island
BAC President James Boland joined officers sand members of Local 3 recently in recognizing Local 3 President Chuck Raso for 50-years of dedicated BAC service. From left, Brothers Boland and Raso, retired BAC Vice President Tom McIntyre, and Local 3 Executive Vice President Charles Raso Jr.
Local 6 Illinois
The six members of Local 6 IL pictured here have a combined total of 324 years of BAC service. From left, 65-year member John Mellom, Jr., 50-year member John Ray, 40-year member Dave Hahn, Jr., 68-year member Eldon Glick, 47-year member Ken Tallman, and 52-year member John Becker.
Local 2 Michigan
Local 2 MI Detroit Chapter hosted a lunch for Gold Card members in June. Standing from left, Local 2 President, Mark King, who retired in October; BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer; 50-year members Doug Gettleson, Dan Schaffer, Antonino Cacciola, Ron Beck, and Michael Linkes, and Local 2 Vice Chairman and current President, Chuck Kukawka. Seated from left, 50-year members Elwood Levely, Lionel Malbouef, and Frank Harview.
Local 1 Newfoundland
On July 29th, Local 1 NL hosted a service awards presentation dinner honoring longtime members joined by BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll. First row, from left, 60-year member James Sullivan; and 50-year members Ivan Harnum, Raymond Lee, and Herbert Sullivan. Second row from left, 40-year members Douglas Knight and William Smith; 50-year member Henry Percy; and 40-year members Clifford Allen and Gerald Lane. Third row from left, 40-year members Stephen Bartlett, Stewart Allen, and Roy Critch. Fourth row, 35-year member Sylvester Quinlan. Fifth row from left, 35-year member Enrico Bernardi, 40-year members Dave Vaters and Gino Corrado. Sixth row from left, 35-year member John Whelan; 40-year member Patrick Manning; 35-year member Eugene McDonald. Last row from left, Local 1 NL President Garry Russell, 40-year member Don Gardiner, Business Manager John Leonard, 40-year member Vince Valvosori, BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, Local 1 NL Recording Secretary Wayne Kelly, and 40-year member Doug Russell.