Wisconsin Division Engineers - II

Contributed by Wally Smith

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Here are some real old timers.  Wally says this was taken at a BLE meeting back in the 1970’s.  In case you don’t believe these guys have seniority, that’s their fireman’s date after their names.

Front Row, left to right:  Ed Hansen (1/27/1918), Ted Price (11/3/1922), Jake Schiller (9/17/1908), Fred Bassett (9/20/1905), Nick Melzer (2/16/1903).

Middle Row:  Weaver Jackson (9/25/1943), Bob Delaney - from the Illinois Division, General Chairman & later Vice President of the BLE (7/20/1941), Byron Fuller (1/1/1943), Oscar Berg, Sr. (5/5/1926), Charlie Schmidt (7/20/1926), Unidentified Janesville Man, Harry Frede (3/16/1923), Earl Sniff (6/10/1928), Frank Peck (6/30/1929), Al Dreja (1/13/1917).

Top Row:  Tommy Fargher (7/16/1912), Bob Spantikow (6/17/1941), Bob Fisher (6/9/1941), Ed Schenk (7/1/1944).

 

At a 1982 BLE party, we have Oscar Berg, Jr, Warren Moss, Bill Enault & Joe Barker.  Behind Oscar & Warren are Bob Happ, Wallace Belt & Danny Eberhart.

Art Ludvigsen, Leroy Price and Harrol Cline at Art Ludvigsen’s retirement party, probably in the early to mid 1980’s.  In the back are Frankoviac (sp?) and Bob Happ.

This is Paul Kelly's retirement party in Crystal Lake, again likely in the 1980’s.  Standing are:  Louie Rowitz, Frank Belmont, Paul Clarizio, Wally Smith & Harrol Cline.  Seated are:  Don Conway, Al Ashworth & Paul Kelly.

Seated:  Vic Franks, John Heer, Roberta & Wally Smith.  Standing:  Louie Rowitz, Scott and JoEllen Dobrow, and Pearl Rowitz.  Anyone remember the occasion?

Harrol Cline & Wally Smith at Harvard for Harrol’s retirement, 1980’s (?)

Louie Rowitz & Doug Davison at Louie’s retirement party.

 

 

 

A party at the Schenk’s – left to right: Orville Schultz, Bob Olson, Paul Kelly, Harrol Cline, Dennis Savage, Walter Weist, Kenny Cline, Ed Schenk and Bill Rasmussen.  Does anyone remember the date?

 

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Posted: 10/13/04

 

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