Nov - Dec 2011 - Local 798

F. Dee Usry and Family would like to thankeveryone who contributes to the VoluntaryFund for the generous donation he receivedduring the passing of his mother-in-law. Itwas very helpful and so appreciated. Specialthank you to Wayne Causey and PhillipWallace. God bless you all!Rodney Luke Leonard wants to send outthanks to everyone in our proud union forthe help he received in his time of need.Special thanks to Rodney D. Leonard, HeathLeonard, Coby Steele and Hershel Mason.LaRae Copeland and family are so thankfulfor the Voluntary Fund. She just receivedher book but her husband has always givento the fund. Her mother was just diagnosedJuly 15th with breast cancer and passed awayJuly 23rd. Her father is a hired ranch handin Wyoming so her parents didn’t have anymoney or insurance. This money is a bighelp and greatly appreciated. Thanks everyoneso much for it. She is so very blessed tobe a part of the Local 798 Pipeliners Union!Billy Joe Anglin thanks the Voluntary Fundfor the help he received during his hipreplacement surgery. Also, thanks to all whocontribute to the fund. Special thanks toChris Lancaster and Wayne White.Ross J. Hart sends a thank you to theVoluntary Fund and its contributors for thecheck he received after his accident. It wasa great help with the medical bills. Specialthanks to Tim Hart.The Family of Everett Kitrell says thankyou so much for the beautiful Bible sent tothem after the passing of their husband andfather.Jerry and Leann Baker would like to thankevery one of the 798 members who give tothe Voluntary Fund. The money that wassent helped pay someone to sit with Leannfull time until she recovered from her accident.Jerry was able to be home for the surgerybut was called back to work two weeksafter. The money enabled him to get backto work. The Voluntary Fund is a blessing.Many, many thanks!!!!The Family of G.B. Hobbs realizes during atime like this how much their friends and relativesreally mean to them. Your expressionof sympathy will always be remembered.Dennis and Lori Jo Jones thank the Brothersand Sisters of 798 for giving to the VoluntaryFund. They are thankful for the help andsupport you have shown them during thedeath of Lori’s father and the collapse of theirwelding shop from snow. Special thanks tothe Rivera and Mathis Families and FrankBowker.Brent Kniss writes to thank all the membersof Local 798 for the Voluntary Fund assistance.It’s a great help in times of need.Larry and Sandra Ferguson send a thankyou and appreciate you all so much forremembering him with prayers and kindnessduring his illness. He has had surgery andis starting radiation treatments soon. Specialthanks to Sam Melvin and Albert Pauley,who sat with him at the hospital. Thank youDanny Hendrix, David Barnett, and all whocontribute to the Voluntary Fund. The checkwas well appreciated.Jared Bogenschutz would like to give a specialthank you to all his 798 Brothers andSisters and to everyone in Elmira, NY on thePrecision Pipeline job. His stepbrother’s son,Tucker Salyer, was diagnosed with Leukemia.He is four years old. He asked everyone tosave their can tabs for him in order to helphis family. One pound of tabs will run thechemotherapy for one hour. Jared has collected12 pounds of these tabs in just fourweeks. This just shows that we as a peoplecan come together and show strength tomake an impact on others’ lives. Thanks totheir actions, Tucker and his family will havea much easier time coping with all the medicalbills. It’s an honor to belong to such awonderful organization as 798.Sonia “Boomer” Jennings writes this letterto express a sincere thank you to all the contributorsof the Voluntary Fund with a specialthank you to Barrett Arnold, Larry Staggs,and Karlee Parker. It’s truly a humbling feelingto receive assistance from Brothers andSisters whom you may or may not know, butall the same, we truly care for one anotherduring times of need.Robert and Shirley Johnson want to thankthe Voluntary Fund for the help receivedafter Robert’s kidney surgery. Special thanksto the Langley Family. They are grateful forevery one of you.Charles McMeen thanks all members of 798for the support he and his family receivedduring this hard time. He really appreciatesthe effort of the Voluntary Fund andwhat it has contributed. He’s hurt and criedso many nights over what’s been going onwith his family. Thank you so much to theVoluntary Fund and to the 798 pipeliners forbeing there.Glenn A. Duffy wishes to thank the Brothersand Sisters on the Midwestern double jointrack in Little Rock, run by Seth Cox, for theirkindness and sympathy after the death of hissister Mary Duffy. Special thanks to fellowjourneyman Benji E. Rodgers. God blessyou all!!Mike and Cindy Miller say the compassionateand generous response to I.T.’s death letsthem know that they are blessed to havesuch kind friends.Larry Moser and Ronny Moser would liketo thank all of the 798 members for theVoluntary Fund they received. Their motherpassed away on August 13th at the age of 83.They were in Colorado and Wyoming andhad to drive home to Pearland, TX. A specialthank you goes out to the 798 Brothers whocontacted the hall on their behalf. They areboth proud to be members of 798 because weare all known to take care of each other in atime of need.Mark Chase wants to thank the many membersof 798 who have given to the VoluntaryFund. The check he received will help verymuch in paying the bills he incurred frombeing in the hospital with his heart problem.He is doing well at this time but stillhas a long way to go. Thank you to StanleyIngram, Rod Kelly, Dennis Williamson, andthe members of 798, including the staff inTulsa, OK.Jerry Dodson sends a thank you to Mr.Hendrix, Mr. Barnett and the Voluntary Fundand all who pay into it for their help.Raymond Scarborough writes to give a bigthank you to the members for rememberinghim in his time of need. He was inthe hospital for a tick borne illness. He ishome now and doing much better. What ablessing to have a local union that cares fortheir fellow members like 798 does. It doeshim proud to be a member of such a group.Special thanks to Chuck & Tabatha Houstonand may God bless all who contribute to theVoluntary Fund.Joann & Brandon Hobbs and the Family ofG.B. Hobbs say words can not express theirappreciation and gratitude for all of the cards,calls, prayers, flowers and other expressionsof love and concern received during G.B.’slong hard fight with COPD and CHF. G.B.loved his many friends. Special thanks toRoland Clack, Burr Grayson, Phil Chapman,Troy Martin, Larry Sharp, Doodle Lorraine,Ronnie Jones, Brandon Engler, HaroldDaniels and all of the 798 Brothers/Sisterswho kept in close contact with visits, loveand concerns. May God bless each of you.The Giacobone Family express their deepestthanks to the Brothers and Sisters of thePipeliners Union 798 for the recent generousgift at their time of difficulty. They are honoredand blessed to be part of a wonderfulfamily. Thank you again for your compassionatesupport.Matt Ward and Family want to say thank youfor the money their family received in theirtime of need. It was very much appreciated.Matt is proud of belonging to a Union whereBrothers and Sisters are so willing to lend ahelping hand. Thanks again for such a generousgift. Special thanks to Toby Boyett.Bobby W. Tyson says thanks so much for thegift from the Voluntary Fund. Such a greatsurprise!! After having a hip replacement onJuly 28, he is doing much better. Thanks toall who contribute. Hope you have anothergood year!Robert D. Ferguson is writing to give a specialthanks to all who contribute to the VoluntaryFund. The check he received was gratefullyappreciated! Thank you to those who helpedwhen his rig was stolen. So proud to be amember of this great Union!R.J. “Skip” Todd and Family would liketo thank everyone who contributes to theVoluntary Fund for the check received afterhis stroke and losing his sight permanentlyin his left eye. They appreciate all the manyprayers and calls. A special thanks to DarrellB L U E L I G H T R E P O R T S • N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 1 • PA G E 1 2