RETIREES ALBUM
We are looking for pictures of UAW Local 588 Retirees enjoying their retirement. To submit pictures for the album, email pictures to the email address at the bottom right of the page. To snail mail pictures, email for our postal address. Pictures can be returned. Your pictures may appear to be cropped or they may be reduced for suitability but the originals will not be altered.
Please check the left hand side bar for links to special album pages.
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| 2007 PICTURES |
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Newly elected and re-elected UAW Local 588 officials (photo below) were sworn in at an Induction Ceremony held at the hall on June 10th, 2007. Retiree Officials (photo at left, left-right) Jim Winfree, Sergeant-At-Arms; Maria Montalvo, Recording Secretary; Ray Ziegler, 2nd Vice Chairman; Charlie McCrary, 1st Vice Chairman; and Manuel "Chico" Fernandez, Retirees Chairman, take the oath from Frank Angel, Region 4 Servicing Representative, far left in photo. Newly re-elected but not pictured is Serge Molinaro, Financial Secretary.
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| 2006 PICTURES |
The Chicago Stamping Plant celebrated it's 50th Anniversary with an Open House on Sunday, August 6. Thousands of active employees, retirees, their spouses and friends attended and were treated to all kinds of activities including a tour of the plant, antique and new car shows, a mini Taste with all kinds of food, a health fair, blood drive, climbing towers and giant slide, a live band, kick box and karate demonstations and an awesome car crushing, engine roaring, display of Big Dawg Monster 4x4 power, crushing the competition into little, bitty, rusty pieces. Can you tell that was my favorite part of the day? Visit Big Dawg at his website BigDawg4x4.com.
Every family received a lovely souvenior clock with picture of the Ford plant. It was a great day. Pause your cursor over the pictures below for captions. Enjoy the pictures! - - -Barb |
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Joe Turnipseed (back right corner of the table) drove up from Gautier, MS with his family for the Stamping Plant's 50th Anniversary held Sunday, August 6 and while they were here they met with the Hobart McDonalds Friday morning Retirees group. From left to right across the picture are Jerry Phledderer, Billy Wilson, Clarence Young, Joe, Wayne Zylstra, Bill Jackson, and Joe Jiminez. Picture by "Andybill" Gene Jarmon. |
The four directors of the Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Homes attended the August Corn Roast Retirees Meeting to introduce themselves and talk about their business. They have been providing funeral services to residents of the area for over 100 years since Kerr opened its first funeral home in Chicago Heights in 1891. From left to right are Wayne Sisk, William Bonacorda, Pat McNeil and John Parzygnot. The directors handed out fancy green pens and gave away gift certificates to Jewel Food Store. At present, the Kerr-Parzygnot has locations in Crete, Beecher, Steger and Chicago Heights with a new location soon to be built in Monee. For more information call (708) 754-0016. |
It takes a very special and talented speaker to bring the subject of funeral planning alive. But, William Bonacorda from the Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Homes is just that kind of speaker. Mr. Bonacorda held the rapt attention of a hall full of Retirees at the annual Retirees catered Corn Roast meeting, August 2 speaking and answering questions about pre-planning funerals, the meager Social Security death benefit and the beauty and availability of the National Abraham Lincoln Veterans Cemetery in Elwood, IL among other funeral topics. |
Sixteen UAW Local 588 retirees attended UAW Summer School this year at the Pat Greathouse Conference Center in Ottawa, IL. (L. - R.) Elaine and Don Birlson, Mae and Cecil Goggins, Barb and Dick Arthur, JoAnn and Steve Parks, Barbel and Chico Fernandez, Loretta and Serge Molinaro, Mary and Charlie McCrary and Rich Metzger and Al Hilton. |
Among lectures and presentations over the four day program, attendees were treated to living history theater by actor, R.J. Lindsey, playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the picture at left, FDR poses with Dick Arthur to the left and Rich Metzger to the right. |
Retiree Recreation Committee members took over the conference table in the union hall board room to stuff thousands of envelopes with invitations to the annual Spring Fling Dinner Dance scheduled for Thursday, May 18. |
Benefit Representative Tommy Peebles speaks for one of the last times at a monthly Retiree potluck meeting. Retirees were disappointed to lose him as their benefits rep but delighted that he would be joining the retirees ranks himself in June. Acy Shannon will be taking Tommy's place as benefits rep at the hall every morning. |
John Pavich, UAW Labor endorsed Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress 11th District, met with Sid Knight and other Retirees at the Retirees Kankakee Coffee at Northlake Mall in March. |
Retiree Bobby Hennin deep in discussion with John Pavich at the Kankakee Coffee. |
Gilbert Kelly and his brother Junior Kelly at the March Kankakee Retirees Coffee. |
Lula Smith, Region 4 Retirees Representative, meets with Retirees at the March Potluck meeting to talk about proposed changes in retirement benefits. |
Kenny and Karen Phledderer and family at the Fair Oaks Dairy summer 2005. |
Retirees do yoga every Thursday morning at the hall under the direction of certified yoga teacher Rosalia Holt, seated on right side of photo. The classes are offered to the Retirees through the Family Services and Learning Center. |
Thad and Betty Stein had one of two winning door prize tickets at the February Retirees potluck meeting. |
Jim Winfree held the second winning door prize ticket at the February 2006 Retirees meeting. |
We finally uploaded pictures from our camera and found our picture of Dan Pintar winning the August 2005 Retirees Meeting door prize. |
And, here, Gary Lecocq wins the October 2005 Retirees Meeting door prize. |
January 2006
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February 2002
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Once retired, Retirees move all over the United States and even the world. Numbers written in each state show how many Chicago Heights Stamping Plant Retirees live there. |
States with more than 25 Retirees living there are colored. Maps compiled by Elaine Gima, hall secretary.
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Looking for the pictures that used to be here?
Click on this link Album Years 2002 and 2003
or this link Album Years 2004 and 2005 |
