Help Walt make his goal... Help Cure Cancer.

Fellow Ex_Con's:

I don't use this site to push anything...  It's been up for over 10 years and lately it seems all the news is about loosing our friends and collegues.  Here's something maybe you can help with.

We all know Walt Locke.  I had the pleasure of working with him both at Conrail and later at Railinc.  We nearly lost a common Railinc friend to cancer this past year and I nearly lost a friend and Ex-Con from my early Conrail years -- Alan Costa -- that was a cancer survivor and specifically was treated at Dana-Farber.  Each of you has similar stories.

Read Walt's note below and if you can help him out on his goal for this week-ends Pan-Mass Challenge @ http://www.pmc.org/profile/WL0039

Thanks, 

Dick Flynn

From: Walter Locke
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:22 AM
To: Walter Locke
Subject: Getting Close

So I have done 146 miles since July 12th when I was cleared by the Dr. to get back on the bike.  I plan to do 165 miles over the next week and then it is off to Mass. to do the ride.  So besides the several rides i have done in Avalon, we have been visiting friends at Raquette Lake, NY and I have been able to do several rides in the mountains.  Over this coming weekend we will be in the Albany area and I am planning on doing a 60 -70 mile ride on the Erie Canal bike trail.  Then it is back to Avalon for a 50 mile ride and resting the legs and butt until Aug. 4 & 5 for the long rides.  My wrist has been sore and the first several rides it has been hard to find a way to rest it on the bike handle, but this past week it has gotten better to were I can find a couple of ways to hold on to the handle bars.  So in the next ten days it should be getting stronger.

So I am still looking forward to taking this ride on and also looking for your support to continue the fight against cancer and helping me reach my goal.  We need to help support the funding for the researching of new treatments to help people we know win their fight against cancer.  And it is the research done at numerous places like Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that is helping to find ways to beat cancer.  You should know that 100% of the money raised by the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) goes to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  

So please join me in supporting the PMC by making donations of any amount either by logging on to the following web site http://www.pmc.org/profile/WL0039 or by mailing me a check made out to PMC. Every little bit helps so join the fight and help save lives.  You never know, your donation my save one of your family members or a friend.  Thanks again for your support.  

Take care,  Walt 

In Memory of Joseph S. Fadale

July 18, 1921 - May 16, 2012

 

Joseph S. Fadale died peacefully on May 16th, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 18, 1921, Joe served in the Army Air Force in WWII and joined the New York Central Railroad as an electrician upon discharge from the Army. His entire career was spent working for the New York Central Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Conrail. He retired from Conrail as AVP/CMO - Mechanical in 1987.

  
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Tina, three loving children, Garry J. Fadale (Priscilla), Joanne M. Schramm (David), Beth A. Gelber (Richard); seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His good character, integrity, personal values and work ethic have served as important lessons to us all.

 
Interment and Services will be arranged by Farone Funeral Home in Syracuse, New York at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Neighborhood Hospice, 400 E. Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380.

Sig Curran

Sad news on a former member of the Customer Service Team at Conrail and at CSX.  Particularly sad to hear this news about a younger member of the Conrail family.

Sigmund passed away Saturday night in the hospital from complications related to heart surgery.  His family was with him which was a blessing for us all. The family has asked that donations be made to the American Heart Association in lieu of flowers.

 The viewing will be Wednesday night May 2^nd from 7-9 PM

Joseph A Fluehr Funeral Home

800 Newtown- Richboro Road
Richboro PA, 18954

A brief second viewing Thursday May 3^rd at 9:30 AM with a 10:30 AM Christian Mass to follow at:

St. Christopher’s Church

13301 Proctor Road
Philadelphia PA, 19116
 

Burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery afterwards.

There will be a notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding arrangements.  You can also find them at www.fluehr.com

Please feel free to pass this information to any of his friends and colleagues we may have missed.

Robert Still McKernan, Sr.

June 23-1922 -   April 24, 2012

Robert Still McKernan, Sr. of Bradenton, FL and Guilford, CT, a railroad and governmental relations official in Southern New England for more than 30 years, died in Florida on April 24^th. Vsitation will be at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church Street, Guilford, on Tuesday, May 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. George Church, 33 Whitfield Street, Guilford, on Wednesday, May 2, at noon(?)  

Born June 23, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Nelson Miles and Dorothy Dent McKernan, he was raised in Larchmont, NY and Westport, CT.  He served with the US Air Force in WWII and graduated from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA in 1948.

From then until 1957, he was news editor of Radio Station WELI in New Haven, CT, and during that period was local correspondent for ABC, United Press, NY Herald Tribune and Newsweek.  He then joined the public relations department of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad as editor of the employee publication and became head of the department in 1962.

In 1968, he became Penn Central’s New England regional executive representative and continued that role with Conrail until his retirement in 1990.

As a resident of Hamden, CT, he served for eight years as a member of the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and chaired its planning section for four years.  He had been a founding director of the New Haven Better Business Bureau, a member of the transportation committee of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, and had served on the public relations committees of a number or organizations, including the New Haven Red Cross, the state blood program and the Connecticut Industrial Development Council.

Before retirement, he was a member of the Railroad Public Relations Association, vice chairman of the Massachusetts Railroad Association, and served on a number of legislative transportation task forces and study groups in Connecticut and New England.  He was the first honorary life member of the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association.

A boating enthusiast, he was a member of the Guilford Marina Commission for 16 years and served a number of those years as its chairman, was a founding director of the Connecticut Boating Coalition, and was an organizer and officer of the Guilford Boat Owners Association

He is survived by his wife Marilyn Balsis McKernan, sons Robert S. Jr.(Catherine) Rory M. (Sue), and Malcolm N. all of CT, William H. of Australia; Douglas B. (Trish) of NJ; a daughter  F. Jo of NC, grandchildren Kathryn (Michael) Reed, Michael (Tara), Christen (Edward) Robbins, Rani, Rion Tolchin, Kieran, Dylan and Robert Riley, and great-granddaughters, Brianna and Caitlyn Reed.

He is also survived by a sister Jean Spence of  FL, a brother John (Gwen) of MN,  brother-in-law Lee Gray,  and sisters-in-law Jeanine and Diane Balsis, as well as his beloved nieces, nephews and their children.   He was predeceased by a sister Patricia Gray and brother-in-law Clarence Spence.

Memorial contributions may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), 706 Haddonfield Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607.

Conrail Heritage Unit

ALTOONA, PA. - The first locomotive to be painted in Norfolk Southern’s 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes rolled out of the company’s Juniata Locomotive Shop here yesterday. Locomotive NS 8098, a GE ES44AC, bears the “Conrail Blue” scheme. It is a 4,400-horsepower, EPA Tier-3 compliant Evolution Series locomotive equipped with distributed power capability. It will be run to Conway, Pa., and enter active transportation service.

See whole article at below link

http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2012/ns_heritage_roll_out.html

John A. Daily, Esq. - Conrail Law Department

John A. Daily, Esq. of Wayne, PA, age 89, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester.

Visitation will be held:

Friday, March 16, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Donohue Funeral Home, 366 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA

A Funeral Mass will be held

Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM

St. Isaac Jogues Church, 50 W. Walker Road, Wayne, PA

Interment

SS Peter & Paul Cemetery

Springfield, Pennsylvania

Family Members include:

Wife - Mrs. Marian Daily (nee Olson) of Wayne, PA

Son - Mr. Richard V. (Sandy) Howell

Daughter - Mrs. Kathleen M. (Robert) Berning

Daughter - Mrs. Karen D. Herbert of Pleasantville, NY

Son - Mr. Daniel J. (Susan) Daily

Daughter - Mrs. Janice M. (David) Haman of Drexel Hill, PA

Sister - Mrs. Alice (Melvin) Levy

Grandchildren - Lara, Rich, Katy, Sean, Emily

Grandchildren - Jake, Samantha, Jack and Carolyn

Great Grand Children - Ricky, Samantha, Victoria and Christopher

Deceased Father - Mr. Lloyd Daily

Deceased Mother - Mrs. Alice Daily (nee McCabe)

Jack was a proud veteran of World War II (Pacific Theatre Peleliu

Osland), Purple Heart recipient - Semper Fi.

Jack was a lifelong Chicago Cubs devotee.

For driving directions to the funeral home location, please

choose link below.

www.donohuefuneralhome.com/directions.html

On Line condolences may be offered to the Daily

family by using the link below.

www.donohuefuneralhome.com/guestbook/

William E. Flight: Visitation on Friday, 3-16 near Scranton, PA

Relatives and friends may pay their respects on Friday, March 16th, from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Moosic Presbyterian Church, 625 Main Street, Moosic, PA.

This link is to his obituary and Guest Book:
http://obit.kearneyfuneralhome.com/obit-1040466

Mr. Hasselman's words, below, really do capture the character and nature of Mr. Flight, as he will be remembered by those with whom he worked.  He would certainly be in a position to know, as Mr. Flight worked for him for over a decade.    ---NSC

Nate, Ted,  et al,

I am terribly sorry to hear that Bill has died.  I had the impression that his recent health problems had stabilized and that I’d get to see him some day soon, but it appears that things took a turn for the worse.

Bill was one of the most-experienced and totally-reliable railroaders I ever knew.  Because of his honesty and forthright approach he was respected by everyone who worked with him, under him, and for whom he worked. 

He was the perfect model of a Railroad Superintendent.  The world will miss him.

Dick Hasselman

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 Statement from Nate Clark:

A Railroader's Railroader, a gentleman and a giant in our midst.  From my personal perspective, Mr. Flight was the individual who most influenced my railroading career...yet I never even had the pleasure to work for the man.  We met along the Erie Lackawanna's Mahoning Division when I was 13 and he was Division Superintendent in the early Seventies. We remained in touch as recently as the beginning of this year.  I know that those who knew him will share my sense of loss.  May the next ERIE 2900 he takes up the grade out of Youngstown be a fast runner and an easy steamer.    ---Nate

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Statement from Ted Gajkowski:

                                                  

It is with deep regret that I report the passing of William E. (Bill) Flight, at about 8:45 AM on Thursday, March 8. Bill had recently moved to an assisted living facility in Mount Dora, FL and had had some health issues.

Bill was former Erie, EL and Conrail, and retired in 1986 as Division Superintendent of Conrail's Allegheny Division. Bill's wife, Dot, had passed away a few years ago and is survived by his two sons and grandchildren.

Final arrangements are being made, and I understand that services will be next Friday or Saturday at his home town of Moosic PA (near Scranton in northeastern PA). I will be glad to forward the information once I receive it.

Ted Gajkowski

former Trainmaster, Altoona PA

Jack Magee

I am saddened to pass along this news on Jack.  As many of you know, Jack was the guy that made sure we all got paid, running the Conrail payroll systems.  I had a lot of interaction with Jack while at Conrail and we kept in touch after his retirement.  Our throughts and prayers goes out to his family.

John F. Magee

AGE: 80 • Cherry Hill

On February 20, 2012. Age 80. Of Cherry Hill, NJ.

Beloved husband of 57 years of Joan (nee Robinson). Devoted father of John Magee and Bob Magee of Cherry Hill, NJ. Dear brother of Patricia Sheridan of Clinton, NY and Rose Mary Moran of New Hartford, NY and the late Ethel Magee.

John retired as the director of payroll at Conrail and served in the US Air Force.

Services will be private. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Stuart M. Reed, 86, former head of Conrail

Tue, Jan. 31, 2012, 3:01 AM By Walter F. Naedele, Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer

Stuart M. Reed, 86, who served nearly a decade as president and chief operating officer of the Conrail freight line, died Thursday, Jan. 26, of Alzheimer's disease at the Meadows facility at Shannondell, a retirement community in Audubon, Montgomery County.

Mr. Reed was elected in 1979 to the twin offices of what was formally known as the Consolidated Rail Corp., the government-chartered corporation with headquarters in Philadelphia that operated freight railroads in the East and Midwest. A 1979 news story stated that he was leaving his job as group vice president-operations at American Motors Corp.

He resigned as president and chief operating officer in 1988.  Born in Howell, Mich., Mr. Reed served in the Army Signal Corps from 1944 to 1946, having arrived in Europe on the day that victory was declared there.

He then earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1949 and a master's in business administration in 1950, both at the University of Michigan.

A son, Robert, said that at Conrail Mr. Reed "helped return the company to profitability, allowing for the public sale of stock and the end of governmental control."

Besides his son, Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Joann; sons Paul and Thomas; a daughter, Barbara; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E. Lancaster Ave.