PIN DINNER
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, a Testimonial Banquet was held at the Electricians Local #5 banquet hall. The dinner honored those people who have been members of the Local for 20-50 years, and over. The entire banquet was paid for by advertisements solicited from contractors, vendors, investment firms, and others. Distinguished guest speakers included:
DENNIS L. MARTIRE - Liuna International Vice President and Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager
PAUL A. QUARANTILLO - President-Business Manager, Laborers' District Council of Western Pennsylvania.
Below is a listing of honorees who been members for 50 years and over:
50 YEAR PINS
| JAMES ALLEN | ROY BRASHEAR | JAMES F. JOYCE |
| FRANCESCO ANDREOLLI | JOHN H. BUSHMIRE | MICHAEL KUBATKA |
| EMERSON BAYER | HARRY DE ANGELIS | RICHARD A. LALLE |
| FLLOYD BETRAME | MARIO DE VITO | FESTUS MCDONOUGH |
| EUGENE A. BENEDIK | CHARLES E. DOWNING | ADAM MENOSKY |
| RAYMOND BENNETT | LOUIS FREEMAN | JAMES MOORE |
| NORMAN BOURG | THADDEUS GOZELANCZK | FRANCIS MULROY |
| JOSEPH J. BOWMAN | WALTER D. HOLMES | WILLIAM NEAL |
| NICHOLAS BOYKO, JR. | JAMES A. HOUSER | RALPH A. OTTO |
| JOHN PERFETTA | THADDEUS SARAMA | DOMINIC SCIULLI |
| CHARLES SHAFFER | GENE VERCAMMEN | ROBERT J. ZOELLE |
55 YEAR PINS
| EDWIN T. ADAMEK | JOHN G. GALLEK | BERNARD KOZLOWSKI |
| STEVE BALOG | WILLIAM G. GORE | FRANK MALESENKA |
| JOSEPH BOLKOVAC | WILLIAM F. HARRIS | FREDDIE MANS |
| WILLIE C. BUSH | PATRICK JOYCE | JOHN MONTANA |
| WILLIAM T. CONLEY, SR. | RAYMOND C. SHAFFER | CLARENCE SIMPSON |
| NICOLA THOMPSON | JOHN TRESCO |
60 YEAR PINS
| JOHN A. SLOVIK | ARTHUR MANCO | JOSEPH V. ROMANO |
| WILLIAM DOWD | JOHN MCDONOUGH | JOSEPH LAZZARO |
| LEO PENDER |
65 YEAR PINS
STEVE PASKO
70 YEAR PINS
SPHIGER DOZIER
