| Gadotti, Giovanni 'John' Giovanni "John" Gadotti, a retired Tool and Die worker from the Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588, died earlier this month, October 2003. He was 82 and a resident of Chicago Heights, IL. Mr. Gadotti is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughters, Regina Gadotti and Joanna (Sal) Grassano; his grandchildren, Antonio and Mary Grassano; and his sisters Nina DeMatte and Lita Dalcol both of Italy. Services were held at the Panozzo Brothers Funeral Home in Chicago Heights. Burial was at Evergreen Hills Cemetery in Steger, IL. Mr. Gadotti was also a member of the Chicago Heights Lodge #1430 Sons of Italy. |
| Garcia, Cipriano Cipriano Garcia, of Hobart, IN, a retired Die Setter at the Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588 died October 30, 2003. He was 71. Mr. Garcia was a war hero who performed two tours of duty with the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. As a radio operator, he was seriously injured and became a prisoner of war. Mr. Garcia was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Funeral services were held at a Lake Station Funeral Home on Monday, November 3. |
| Gibson II, Joseph Henry Joseph "Joe" Henry Gibson II, a retired Millwright from the Chicago Stamping Plant and a former officer of UAW Local 588, passed away Monday, April 7, 2003 at St. James Hospice, Chicago Heights, IL. He was 80. Visitation was held on Thursday, April 10 at the Crete Funeral Home, 1182 S. Dixie Highway, Crete, IL. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, April 11, at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL. Mr. Gibson was a 31 year resident of University Park and a former resident of Chicago. He had retired from Ford Motor Company in 1994 after 35 years with the company. He was a WWII Army Veteran, a member of the Army Reserves of Chicago and an "All Around Handy Man." He is survived by his wife, Virgilan; his son and daughter-in-law, Joseph Henry III and Nancy Gibson; his daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and John Morrissey; his daughter, Cassandra Rodriguez; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Calvin Gibson. |
| Gobin, Roy D. Roy D. "Dink" Gobin, retired Welder Repair from the Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588 passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2005. He was 61 and a resident of Hobart, IN. Mr. Gobin was born in Raleigh, IL the son of the late Roy H. and Alta (Prather) Gobin. He retired from the Ford Motor Company after 38 years. He was a member of the Ford Retiree's Friday Morning Breakfast Club and enjoyed going daily to Sue's Bakery in Portage for coffee with friends. He also enjoyed being the neighborhood "Fix it Man." Survivors include his wife, Nancy of Protage; daughters, Brenda (Greg) Young of Portage, IN and Beverly (Kevin) Banker of Clinton, Utah; grandchildren, Zachary and Amber Young, and Bridgett and Kyle Banker. Visitation was held on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, Portage Chapel. Funeral Services were held at the funeral home on Monday with Mr. Gobin's cousin, Pastor Robert L. Prather, officiating. Interment was at McCool Cemetery, Portage, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. |
| Grabarczyk, James A. James A. Grabarczyk, retired fork truck driver and member of UAW Local 588 passed away Thursday, December 1, 2005. Mr. Grabarczyk was affectionately known by his friends and coworkers as "Pollack." He worked at CHSP for thirty years retiring in 1997. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and their family. A former resident of DeMotte, IN, he retired to McKenzie, Tennessee. Services were held there. |
| Greathouse, Pat Pat Greathouse, one of the great union activists and UAW leaders passed away Friday, June 17, 2005 at his home in Belleveille, MI. He was 89. Mr. Greathouse started his union career as a charter member of UAW Local 551 at the Chicago Assembly Plant. He rose to become Vice-President of the International after serving as director for Region 4. The education center at the Regional Conference Center in Ottawa, IL is named after him. Mr. Greathouse is survived by his wife, Marguerite; his daughters, Donna Lavin and Karen Zavicar; his sons, Allen, Michael and Pat Jr.; 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Higgerson & Neal Funeral Home, 209 Main St., Belleville. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Belleville. The following is from his obituary posted at the Detroit Free Press: "International labor leader Pat Greathouse began his career as a West Salem, IL farm boy who had a driving faith in a square shake for workers and the possibility for a single person to change the world. Born in a southeastern Illinois log cabin and rising to a vice presidency in the United Auto Workers, Mr. Greathouse died Friday at his home in Belleville. Mr. Greathouse, 89, was stricken with a pulmonary embolism three days earlier while discussing plans for his 90th birthday on June 28. He had been battling cancer. "I asked Dad why he was so devoted to the union, and he said he was a farm boy who went to Chicago to work in the Ford plant there," said his daughter, Donna Lavin. "He told me, 'I didn't like the way I was treated.' He believed everyone deserved to be treated fairly." Mr. Greathouse's formal education ended when he graduated from his one-room high school, but he became cochairman of the UAW's International Affairs Department and served on the executive committee of the International Metal Workers Federation and on the United States delegation to the International Labor Organization. "He really believed he could make a difference, and that's what he told us -- each one of us could make a difference, too," said his son, Allen. Lavin said her father was proud to help develop pattern bargaining, starting first with farm implement companies then moving to the automakers. She said he was especially proud that he worked to convince companies to recognize alcoholism as an illness. "He wanted it to be that people got treatment instead of getting fired," she said. Mr. Greathouse also established a UAW educational center, now named for him, in Ottawa, IL. His work often took him abroad and his children sometimes accompanied him. The travel came with stark lessons. "Once we were in San Juan, Puerto Rico, staying in a nice hotel and we were taken out to the countryside where there were cardboard shacks for the workers," recalled Karen Zavicar, another daughter. His children said their dad was a tough bargainer at home. They thought they'd have to form their own union to get their allowances raised. "There was no such thing as summer vacation," Lavin said. "If you didn't get a job, he gave you so many chores, you'd get one just to get a break. You worked six days a week, just like he did on the farm. He believed people should put in a good day's work." Mr. Greathouse retired in 1980 and later served as interim supervisor of Van Buren Township." |
| Grill, Joseph D. Joseph D. Grill, retired Plant Manager of the Stamping Plant, died July 13, 2002. He retired in 1983 after 43 years service with Ford Motor Company. He was 80. He is survived by his wife, Helen; his daughter and son-in-law, Jo Ellen and Philip Kazmierski; his son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Karilyn Grill and four grandchildren, Michael and Scott Kazmierski, and Kaitlyn and Daniel Joseph Grill. In addition to being Plant Manager, Mr. Grill was Chairman of the Ford Motor Company Community Relations Committee, former President of the Manufacturers Association, and he served on the boards of Prairie State College and St. James Hospital. He was a member of the Olympia Fields Country Club. Arrangements were by Tews Funeral Home, Homewood, IL. |
| Gunn sr., Oscar 'Sid' Oscar Gunn, Sr., age 64, a Gary, IN resident for 55 years, passed away Friday, April 22, 2005, at Methodist Hospital Northlake. Mr. Gunn was a retired automation tender at the Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Class of 1961 and besides working for Ford Motor Company, he was a former employee of Speed Queen Laundromat. He was preceded in death by his mother, Millie Douglas, and his step father, Fredrick Douglas. He is survived by his friend, Lynette Ware of Gary; one son, Oscar (Yvette) Gunn, Jr., of Anchorage, AK, and one daughter, LaDuena Gunn of Gary; two grandchildren, Corean and Alysia, both of Anchorage, his brother, Arthur Williams, Sr., of Gary; and two aunts, Bernice Howard and Willie Pearl Curtis of Gary. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Guy and Allen Chapel. Services were held on Friday, April 23 at the Gethsemane M.B. Church with the Rev. Lloyd D. Hall, Jr., officiating. Interment was at Evergreen Memorial Park, Hobart, IN. |
| Gunter, Dalton 'Don' Dalton "Don" Gunter of Portage, IN, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2006. Mr. Gunter was a retired parts and material handler at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588. He was 68. Mr. Gunter was born in Arkansas, the son of Doss Austin and Ollie Mae Gunter. He loved to paint, to fish and to tinker fixing things. He loved to spend time with his family, to travel in his motor home and attend his grandchildrens' baseball games. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; his sons, Ronald (Ellen) Gunter, Conroe, TX, Richard (Peggy) Gunter, Portage; his daughter, Deanna Gunter, Nashville, TX; his grandchildren, Jason, Sarah and Jeremy Gunter, all of Conroe, TX, Tiffany (Timothy) Lucas, Valparaiso, IN, Darell, Dominic and Amy Gunter, all of Portage; and his great-grandchildren, Ian Wood, Nicholas Lucas, and Ella Lucas, all of Valparaiso. He is also survived by his brothers, Eugene Gunter, Silver Springs, FL, Harvey (Janell) Gunter, Paragould, AR; and his sister, Dorothy Taylor, Paragould, AR; and other loving family and dear friends. Mr. Gunter was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Austin, Albert, Dee, and Conley Gunter. Visitation for Mr. Gunter was held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 with a funeral service following at the Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Avenue, Portage. The Reverend Marie Lawrence officiated. Interment was at Tate's Chapel Cemetery in Galatia, IL. Memorials in Mr. Gunter's memory may be made to the Gunter Family. |
| Guth III, Arthur Delbert Arthur Delbert Guth III, age 74, a resident of the South Suburbs for over 46 years, passed away May 16. He was a security guard at the Chicago Stamping Plant for over 30 years. Mr. Guth is survived by his daughter Betty (Eugene) Mitchell, his son, James (Wendy) Guth; his sister Grace Heser; his brothers, Bob Guth, and Joe Guth, and his granddaughter, Sandi Mitchell. He is also survived by his niece, Jennifer Scott, and friends Dorothy, Tammy, and Emma Guenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, June. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Arrangements were handled by Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home. For information, call (708) 747-3700. |
| Gholar, Ambers Retired 3/97 |
| Gomez, Anthony C. Retired 1/87 |
| Griffin, Leroy Retired 11/1/02 |
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