2009 Spring (PDF) - Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

Joint Contractor/Associate/Engineer
Luncheon April 8, 2009
WUCA conducted a contractor/associate/engineer luncheon April 8, 2009 with guest
speaker former baseball league Umpire Bruce Froemming. The luncheon was held at
Panos Char House Restaurant in Brookfield, WI with about 90 people in attendance.
Froemming was a crew chief and worked in the major league for 36-years. He
became a member of the Major League staff in 1971...has worked the All-Star Game
(1975, ‘86), Division Series (1981, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, 2001-‘03), League Championship
Series (1973, ‘77, ‘80, ‘82, ‘85, ‘89, ‘91, ‘93, ‘97, 2000) and World Series (1976, ‘84, ‘88,
‘90, ‘95)...with his first game of service in 2007. Bruce will have the longest period of
consecutive years of service for an active umpire in baseball history...worked his
5,000th major league game on August 16, 2006 at Fenway Park, joining Klem (5,374)
as the only other umpire to top 5,000 major league games...first game as a major
league umpire was snowed out at Shea Stadium in New York...previously umpired in
the Nebraska State League, Midwest League, Northern League, Northwest League,
and the Texas League.
Bruce Froemming
Meeting Attendees
Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund
For the 4-county Milwaukee area, and on December 31, 2008, this pension fund had a year to date
fund balance of $1.19 billion compared to $1.25 billion one year prior.
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