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Centenarian Celebrations
Helen Coffman
By Dave Clash, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Carbide Retiree Corps
Helen Coffman celebrated her 100th birthday on April 15,
2012, at an open house luncheon organized by her family
in Clyde, Ohio. Approximately 150 people attended and
at Helen’s request, brought gifts for the Clyde Backdoor
Food Pantry.
Dave Clash, president and chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Carbide Retiree Corps, presented Helen
with a blanket with the Union Carbide logo and framed
letters from Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris and
Clash. Because Coffman also worked for Energizer, she
also received her own Energizer Bunny.
Helen worked at the Union Carbide Battery Products
Division plant in Fremont, Ohio, for 20 years. She started
in 1956 and retired in 1976. She served as secretary for
the Industrial Engineering Department.
Stanley Gain
By Ed Ballard, Regional Director, Carbide Retiree Corps
The Marshville Community Building was full of life on
June 3, 2012, as family and friends gathered to celebrate
Stanley Gain’s 100th birthday. Many of his direct relatives
were present, sharing delicious food and many stories.
Stanley’s family extends to children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Friends
from the plant also stopped by to join the celebration.
Stanley and his family were surprised and pleased
that he was remembered and appreciated by the
Carbide Retiree Corps. Stanley was presented with
a congratulatory letter from Dow Chairman and CEO
Andrew Liveris as well as a letter from Dave Clash, CRC
president. The blanket will be put to good use when
cool weather comes, maybe in his Kawasaki Mule while
visiting in the neighborhood.
You will not find Marshville, W.Va., on the map, but it is
a nice rural community near Clarksburg, where Stanley
worked for more than 30 years at the Carbon Products
Plant. He began work in what was known as the “labor
gang” and worked in various jobs until he found his
calling as a machinist. He continued to utilize skills he
picked up at work on his farm after retirement. He added
carving to his activities but has substituted visiting with
neighbors as his main activity today. He uses his new
“Mule” to get around in the neighborhood. He also likes
to go to the local Wal-Mart and shop in the motorized
carts and sample the foods they offer.