WESTINGHOUSE SURE NEWS
www.westinghousesure.org
Issue No. 138
A Publication for Westinghouse Retirees
The President’s Message
Maury Fey
(724) 327-5594
September 2015
[email protected]
I’m pleased to report that our Volunteer efforts expanded about 10% to nearly 25,000 hours during the first
half of 2015. Congratulations, and thanks to the nearly 200 members and spouses who participated in our
myriad of community and member service activities. You brightened the day for a great many people lying
in hospital beds. You distributed needed items to the less fortunate at food pantries and meals on wheels
centers. You drove patients for cancer treatments, helped with Special Olympics, served as Honor Guards
at military funerals and served our communities in many, many other ways. Our communities are much
richer because you care enough to stay involved.
Mary and I had the pleasure of joining 52 other SURE members at the Heinz History Center on August 19
for an excellent tour of the “We Can Do It – WWII” exhibit of how Pittsburgh and Westinghouse supported
the effort to win World War II. We were treated to a great lunch and a special presentation by Andy
Masich, the History Center’s President and CEO. It was a very memorable day, as you will read in a
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separate article on page 14. Many thanks to Howard Finney and Susie Barbour for organizing it.
F
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 17 for the multi-million dollar renovation of the George
Westinghouse Memorial in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. It is one of the most unique memorials in the
United States. Nestled in a cool hollow within the park, the Memorial is a tribute to one of America’s most
extraordinary entrepreneurs. The renovation is expected to be complete in the fall of 2016. See page 12.
The summer will soon be wrapping up and the lazy days of summer will be just a pleasant memory. As you
pick the last of the tomatoes and clean your golf clubs for the final time this year, it will be time to start
thinking about some new activities for fall and winter. Why not pick out one of SURE’s multitude of
volunteer activities. Call the coordinator to see how you can help. You’ll be very glad you did! One more
thought – call that shut-in neighbor or old friend and take them out for a fall foliage drive. Stop at a good
restaurant and have lunch – your treat! When you get back, you may see a tear in their eyes that wasn’t
there before – the best pay of all!
Complimentary Members. Earlier in the year, we provided complimentary membership for 2015 to over
200 retirees from a number of divested Westinghouse businesses. If you were one of them, I hope you have
been pleased with the SURE Newsletter, and hopefully you have come to a number of Roundtable meetings
or some of the other SURE activities. I’m pleased to invite you to join us as a Supporting Member by
responding when the SURE invoice arrives in your mailbox next month. Dues are just $15.00 per year to
belong to the finest retiree organization in this region, and one of the best in the nation. If you decide not to
join us, I hope you’ll be kind enough to let us know how we disappointed you.
“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show
to any human being, let me do it now.
Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again”. – Mahatma Gandhi
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Westinghouse SURE News
Published six times a year
Editors: Allan Kuenzel, Nancy McGough
Editor Emeritus: Karen Hanks
Directors Emeritus:
Bob Crouse Parvin Lippincott
John Senko
SURE Officers
President:
Maury Fey
Web Site: www.westinghousesure.org
Vice President:
Ed Kilpela
Web Master: Glenn Matteson
Secretary:
Patty Baird
Treasurer:
Jerry Segner
CBS & YOU Benefits Center: (800) 581-4222
Directors:
CBS & YOU web site: www.cbsandyou.com
Projects:
Diane Whittier Neely
Communications Susie Barbour
Membership:
Ray Frankoski
Westinghouse SURE Office
Database:
Bruce Cook
641 Braddock AVE
Directors at Large
East Pittsburgh PA 15112-1258
Howard Finney Lucio Facchini
Office e-mail: [email protected]
Ray Frankoski
Bob Miller
Phone: (412) 256-2860
(If no answer, please leave a short message, we will return your call.)
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Spotlight Award For
September
Diane Whittier Neely, Projects Director
(724) 776-8337
[email protected]
This month’s Spotlight Volunteers are Rich & Sandy Ekstrom.
R
ich began his Westinghouse career in 1968 at the Switchgear Division at East Pittsburgh.
Subsequently he was: Controller at the Power Circuit Breaker Division, and later Manager of Health
Care Costs at Headquarters. Rich left Westinghouse in 1990 and embarked on an entrepreneurial
career that included pharmacy benefits
management,
several
biotechnology
companies and consulting with a number of
other technology companies.
When asked what got him started in
volunteering, Rich said, as a youth, he
participated
in
Boy
Scouts,
Junior
Achievement and a church youth group and
was impressed that so many adults spent time
helping young people who were not their own
children. While at Westinghouse, he advised
the first ever Junior Achievement advertising
company, served on the Board of the Turtle
Creek MH/MR, and served as Board
Chairman of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health. Later, he served as a volunteer on several other
committees, including ones with the: Tissue Engineering Initiative, Regional Healthcare Initiative, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History; the Biomedical Network, and The New Idea Factory. Recently, Rich has served
as Board Chairman for the Coro Center for Civic Leadership which helps young professionals become value
based leaders in their communities and workplaces. He also serves on Coro’s National Board.
M
ore recently, Rich served as SURE’s Vice President and chaired the Strategic Plan Committee. It
provided extremely valuable information on SURE members interests, identified a number of
shortcomings and charted SURE’s path for the next several years. The Strategic Plan is now being
implemented. He also co-edited SURE’s 2014 Annual Report.
In addition to his work at SURE, Rich has been an ardent advocate for the George Westinghouse Memorial
in Schenley Park. The Memorial, which was initially funded by donations from 55,000 Westinghouse
employees, has fallen into a very sad state of disrepair. While efforts to rectify the Memorial had started at
the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Rich learned that many nearby neighbors and Westinghouse alumni did
not know much about the Memorial or its historic and artistic legacy. So he set out to increase awareness of
the Memorial to attract visitors and donations for its restoration.
He created a website
www.westinghousememorial.org which has attracted nearly 5,000 visitors, and created and distributed over
5,000 brochures. These efforts greatly contributed to the ongoing fundraising effort and the multi-million
dollar renovation of the Memorial is now underway. Completion and a re-dedication ceremony will take
place in 2016.
Rich met his wife Sandy while she was a teacher at the Ramsey School in Monroeville (where many of her
students were from Westinghouse families.) Sandy has also been an active volunteer. She was a member of
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the Junior League when it helped build the Children’s Museum; on the founding Board of Beginnings, a new
preschool; a PTA President; a very successful chair at their church’s annual silent auction which generates
funds for outreach programs, and is a member of the Women’s Committee of the Carnegie Museum of Art,
where she has frequently chaired Senior Citizens Day, Children with Special Needs Day, and the Christmas
Tree Display. Her co-chairs included the wives of other Westinghouse executives: Vance (Mrs. Nick)
Beldecos and Connie (Mrs. Bruce) Morrison.
Sandy also teaches cooking to young children, and Rich found time to publish a book for Scrabble players:
The Backwords Dictionary. SURE congratulates Spotlight volunteers Rich and Sandy, who are an inspiration
to us all.
Remembering Doug Danforth
Douglas D. Danforth, retired chairman and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Corp. and later CEO and
chairman of the Pittsburgh Pirates, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at age 92.
To those who knew Doug, he was a decisive man –
whose acumen and leadership during his four (4)
years as Chairman and CEO led to soaring profits, a
tripling of the company stock price, and a yearly
increase in dividends to shareholders during his 1983
– 1987 chairmanship. Baseball fans and Pittsburghers
alike will remember him as the man who stepped up
in 1985 to save the Pirates and keep them in
Pittsburgh.
Doug Danforth was also a devoted family man whose
interests included a stint of raising lamas on the
family’s 100+ acre farm in Peter’s Township. He also
enjoyed getting his hands dirty on a various home
projects.
Dedicated to serving Westinghouse and his adopted city of Pittsburgh, Danforth is remembered fondly by
those who worked most closely with him – beginning in the early years when he joined the organization.
Former Westinghouse VP George Dorman recalls meeting Doug Danforth in 1961 at the East Pittsburgh
Plant when the Large Rotating Apparatus Division (LRA) was planning a mammoth facility for completely
machining very large generator frames. The “keys to making the Frame Machine successful . . . find a top
notch machine tool builder, but also get the right control system to make it work consistently.” Doug was
brought in to help. He promptly met with the Control Systems Division (CSD) management in Buffalo where
he emphasized the strategic importance of securing a strong position in the Numerical Control business, in
addition to the importance to the corporation of what LRA was trying to do. Despite obstacles and a
demanding timeline, “…Buffalo designed and built the control, worked well with the Frame Machine
builder, and LRA got a first of a kind system that provided real advantages in the manufacture of their main
product line.” Dorman also added: “Over the years, I had many more contacts with Doug, but the traits he
showed then were absolutely typical of the man: When you see a problem, consider it an opportunity and do
something meaningful about it. Doug was an action guy -- he made things happen.”
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Ted Stern reported to Tom Murrin, head of the Energy and Advanced Technology Group, when Doug
Danforth was CEO. According to Ted, his boss Tom “loved conceptual thinking and did not worry about the
monthly performance numbers. But Doug was of the school of metrics – if you could not measure it, then he
could not value it.” So the staff “would always make sure that Tom knew his monthly performance
numbers when communicating with Doug.” Ted Stern also recalled an amusing exchange with Danforth:
“One of Doug’s first actions as CEO was to sell the cable television business for over $2 billion returning a
profit of about $1 billion. At a gathering of Westinghouse executives I asked Doug what he was going to do
with this new found money . . . he answered that he would spread the money on the floor and count it.”
Paul Lego, former Westinghouse CEO, remembers first meeting with Doug Danforth while being
interviewed for the GM position at the Semiconductor Division at Youngwood. According to Mr. Lego,
“John Marous, who I would be replacing at Youngwood, told me that Doug was a little concerned . . . he felt
I was too self-assured…” But Lego got the job, and although he and Danforth didn’t always see eye-to-eye,
“Doug was always big enough to allow me to disagree with him.” Lego added, “Doug made massive
changes to many areas of Westinghouse after becoming CEO. A major thrust of his was to place significant
emphasis on the Credit Corporation which he renamed Financial Services. He fostered enhanced growth in
the financial areas producing excellent results during his Chairmanship . . . Doug was a strategic thinker, a
strong leader and great supporter of the Pittsburgh community. I enjoyed the years I spent working with
him.”
Gary Clark, former Westinghouse CEO, shared these thoughts: “Doug Danforth’s passing came as a
shock to his many friends as his healthy lifestyle gave little warning. He had a remarkable career and
remained very active on several boards and committees. He also supported a number of charitable
organizations. I remember him as a distinguished gentleman who always had time to help and support
others. Mr. D will be missed. If wealth is measured by how many friends you have, Doug Danforth died a
very wealthy man.”
At Westinghouse SURE, we remember Douglas Danforth for his many contributions to the company, the
Pirates’ organization, the Pittsburgh Foundation, and to the community.
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
Annette Karnash
(724) 941-7473
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory, demyelinating polyneuropathy that affects the
peripheral nervous system. It is a terrifying ordeal for the patient and family. It causes motor and sensory
abnormalities. A patient may have one of five types: Ascending GBS involves muscle weakness, numbness
and tingling and leg pain that symmetrically progresses upward to the trunk, arms and cranial nerves. In
severe cases, flaccid paralysis and respiratory dysfunction may develop. Motor GBS causes quadparesis
without muscular pain but sensory function is intact. Descending GBS starts with the cranial nerves,
progressing downward to the respiratory muscles, the trunk and extremities. It can cause facial paralysis,
difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness and paralysis and cardiac arrhythmias (irregularities). Miller-Fisher
Syndrome is a rare variation in which neurologic reflexes such as the knee jerk reaction is absent and there is
a loss of eye muscle coordination. Acute Auto-immune Neuropathy is a very, very rare and affects both the
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
Guillain-Barre affects 1-3 people in every 100,000 annually and 2-10% are fatal. Mortality increases with
age. It is an auto-immune disease in which the body produces antibodies that damage the myelin sheath,
which covers the peripheral nerves. Myelin increases the speed at which signals travel along the nerves.
Research shows that Guillain-Barre is neither hereditary nor contagious.
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It appears that GBS follows a viral or bacterial infection, such as a cold, the flu, viral hepatitis, a gastrointestinal infection, mononucleosis or from eating uncooked poultry. The disease progresses from the acute
phase with the onset of the first symptoms with a rapid progression of other symptoms for up to 4 weeks.
The plateau stage follows where the symptoms remain for a few weeks, but do not get worse. And finally
the recovery phase when improvement begins for a few weeks, advancing to a full recovery that may be as
long as 2 years, while some may experience residual weakness or permanent neurological damage.
G
uillain-Barre may occur at any age but especially between the ages of 15-35 and 50-75 with men
being the higher risk than women. Symptoms usually occur suddenly, initially with mild to severe
pain, muscle weakness, aches and cramps, tingling and burning in the extremities, sensitivity to
touch, diminished ability to sense joint position, temperature and vibration. Pain, more prominent at night,
occurs more frequently in the buttocks, quads and hamstrings, is thought to be caused by discharges in the
demyelinated nerves. The severity of symptoms depends upon which nerves are involved. When the disease
process begins to subside, weakness will decease in a descending pattern from head to toe.
Diagnosis is made by ruling out other conditions because there is no specific test to diagnose GBS. A nerve
conduction velocity test may show demyelinization. A myelogram records muscle activity and shows the
speed at which signals travel along the nerves. Testing of reflexes will show a slowing of nerve response, if
reflexes are lost. A spinal tap is performed to analyze the contents of the spinal fluid, especially for
increased protein. Guillain-Barre is considered a medical emergency and must be treated immediately in
intensive care. The condition can be treated with plasma-phoresis, which can reduce recovery time by 50%.
A 7-10 plasma exchange is performed early in treatment and Plasma Protein Replacement Therapy is
recommended for those unable to take Plasma-phoreses or who do not respond to it. Intravenous
Immunoglobin is given for 5 days. Patients must be carefully monitored for heart and respiratory problems,
difficulty swallowing, sensory perception, and muscle atrophy.
G
uillain-Barre Syndrome is a complicated medical condition that requires immediate intervention and
complex nursing care.
It requires supportive care, respiratory management and intense
rehabilitation. But with an expert assessment, early intervention and skillful care, one can have a
complete recovery.
Remembering Past Members
Frank Kravetz (1924 – 2015)
It was at our annual meeting in 2014 that we honored Frank Kravetz
and presented him with SURE’s Charley Ruch Lifetime
Achievement Award. And so it is with sadness that we report, as
noted in our Obituary section that Frank and his wife Anne have
recently passed away.
Frank, Anne and family members
Severely wounded when his B-17 was shot down over Nazi Germany, Frank spent many months in a
concentration camp after he recovered. Frank was not only acknowledged for his Westinghouse SURE work,
but for his volunteer work for making life better for our nation’s Ex-Prisoners of War. We will miss him
greatly.
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2015 Golf Outing
Susie Barbour
Déjà Vue for the 2015 W SURE Golf Outing?
For the 2nd year in a row, SURE golfers successfully dodged the rain and teed off for a great day on the
links...
"Rain at Willowbrook Country Club..." Sound familiar? Despite another 3 inch dose of déjà vu (last year's
outing was also postponed by rain), our tenacious teams managed to successfully reschedule the 2015 SURE
Golf Outing for Monday, July 13. It was a full-day of fun as four-person teams competed in a Scramble, and
then enjoyed the awarding of prizes and a cookout dinner buffet. The winning 4-some was also a "repeat" of
last year - congratulations to Gary Strieter, Frank Cappezzuto, Ron Reagan & Chris Skupien with a top-rated
score of 65! Thanks to our many sponsors for an excellent array of prizes, and thanks to our Golf Outing
organizers, Andy Jarabak and Dave Dalzell who arranged a terrific day on the links for our SURE members.
Here are the prize winners from Monday’s event.
1st place
Gary Strieter ----score 65
Frank Cappezzuto
Ron Reagan
Chris Skupien
2nd Place
Chuck Hanks --- score 69
Carmen Torockio
Jerry Segner
Lu Facchini
3rd Place
Joe Giglio ----- score 70
Gordon Hall
Tom Dristas
Harley Wilson
Closest to Pin # 7 Closest to Pin # 9 Closest to Pin # 12
Closest to Pin # 15
Longest Putt # 18
Tom Raible
Ron Reagan
Chuck Hanks
Bev Jarabak
Hack – 54’ 2”
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A Little Humor - 1
Two men encounter a bear in the forest. One of the men pulls his running shoes out of his knapsack and puts
them on. The other guy says, incredulously, “You don’t think those shoes are going to help you outrun that
bear?” The other man replies, “I don’t have to outrun the bear, I only have to outrun you”.
A Little Humor – 2
A group of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland. They stopped at a cheese farm, where a
young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat’s milk is used.
She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing, “These” she explained, are the older
goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce milk”.
She then asked, “What do you do in America with your old goats?” A spry old gentleman answered. “They
send us on bus tours and let us live in Florida”.
The Consumer Corner
By Mary Bach
Scams Are Proliferating
Learning about Them is Essential
Saving Money Shopping: Part 1
My husband often jokes that I’m a “shopaholic”. I’ll admit that I like to shop, but it is the game of getting the
grand bargain and winning in the marketplace that lures me there, rather than considering it a routine and
tiresome homemaker’s chore. What I have learned over the years by doing my homework, using coupons
and playing each merchant’s store promotions have had me saving upwards of 30 to 50 percent on many
trips. In this and future SURE columns I am going to share the basics for saving money shopping, which in
these days of rampant inflation will ease the stress many of us feel with our budgets.
Understand the marketplace situation: Store closings, mergers, and absolutely fierce competition have
never been more prolific. The use of “loss leader” (selling at or below cost) promotions is everywhere and
can be cherry-picked by the astute and informed shopper. Stores are “price matching” competitor’s
advertised sales allowing you to one-stop shop at a favorite store and get the best price available in your area.
Drug and dollar stores now compete with the big box supercenters for groceries, with limited selection, but at
sometimes better prices. Seasonal sales clearances are unbelievable on hard goods and clothing and can often
allow for as much as 90% reductions at the big box and drug stores.
Prepare for shopping by doing your homework: Knowledge of prices and promotions is essential to save
money. The Sunday paper is generally all one needs as it contains both the money saving coupons and the
current specials at all the popular stores. Take the time to prepare an actual shopping list to shop your
favorite stores with the items on special sale, to price match, and to get non-sale items needed. Stores that
don’t widely publish ads, but are known to offer value, like the ALDI chain, can routinely be used for nonnational branded, but good quality low priced items and produce.
Know where the best priced products are:
Dollar stores offer nice greeting cards for under a dollar. Why spend $2.99 or more? Their party goods,
decorations, gift wrap, picture frames, baskets, kitchen utensils, name brand food items, hard goods, books
and cleaning items are outstanding best buys. Some dollar stores even accept manufacturer’s coupons for
added savings. Dollar stores are booming as they expand their availability, stock more items, and offer real
savings on things you can’t believe the price on.
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The only caution for the dollar stores would be their over-the-counter drugs as their potency could be
affected if shelved for long periods. Speaking on expiration or freshness dating, the only items, by law, that
cannot be sold past the date marked are baby formula and fresh milk.
Know the rules of the store you shop: Coupon rules, Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) rules, and purchase
limit rules are different from store to store and can affect your actual savings. With BOGO some stores ring
the full price for the first item and zero for the second which requires that you actually purchase two, while
others ring each of the two items at half price allowing you to buy just one at half price if you choose. With
the half price scenario you can actually use a coupon for each of the two items for unbelievable savings,
especially if they can be doubled. On occasion when I have taken advantage of this I have actually gotten the
products for free. On sale items that are sold-out get a rain check insuring that you will get the value when
the item is restocked. If the item was advertised with “limited quantities” the store may rightfully not provide
rain checks. Some stores limit the number of coupons that can be used on the same product to prevent rapid
sale product depletion or to limit one’s ability to double an unreasonable number of coupons.
Knowing the marketplace, doing your homework in preparation for going shopping, knowing the best places
to shop for the items on your list, and knowing the rules of the stores you shop, can make for a truly
enjoyable and profitable shopping adventure. Stay tuned for Part 2 of “Saving Money Shopping” in your
next SURE newsletter.
[Author Mary Bach is a nationally recognized Consumer Advocate and a member of W SURE. She may be
contacted at [email protected]]
An Important Payment reminder for our upcoming Trip to NYC
Attention all SURE members with a confirmed reservation for our upcoming trip to the Big Apple on
December 3 & 4 – as the “Rockettes March to the Holidays.” The Final Trip Payment is due on or before
Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
Please make checks payable to “AAA” and mail to:
Howard Finney
267 Lancewood Place
Greensburg, PA 15601-5907
Be sure to write “GMFAA12035” on all checks. If you have any questions, please contact Howard Finney
at 724-834-3450. See you on the bus!
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From the Desk of Bob Miller
(412) 242-6256 [email protected]
No Social Security COLA likely in 2016 The Social Security COLA for 2016 will be formally published in
October. The COLA (if any) effective for January 2016 will be based on the increase in the third-quarter
average CPI-W for 2015 over the average CPI-W for the last base quarter. Current estimate is 0.0% based on
the July increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The
CPI-W is determined and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
Extended date for PA 1000 The Property Tax/Rent Rebate program; deadline for older adults and
residents with disabilities to apply for rebates of rent and property taxes paid in 2014 has been extended from
June 30 to Dec. 31, 2015. Claim forms (PA-1000) and related information online at www.revenue.pa.gov or
by calling, toll-free, 1-888-222-9190.
AAA member? You can get a free ID protection program (Protect My ID) that checks your Experian credit
report daily and reports any problems to you. And there’s an $8.95 upgrade for AAA members that checks
all 3 credit reports daily for AAA members. More information about Protect My ID at
www.eastcentral.aaa.com/home/financial/financial-services/identity-theft-monitoring.html
Or call AAA using the number on your AAA card, and ask for their help w/re to the Protect My ID
protection service.
Credit report freeze, With the increasing number of ID thefts it is becoming more important almost daily to
consider a credit freeze. This is a method that you use to 'freeze' your 3 credit reports, and to Prevent access
to your credit report and keep information about your credit history from being released to merchants and
financial institutions. This credit report protection is free for those PA seniors over 65 or past ID theft
victims. Others may have to pay $10.00. Read more guidance and answers to many questions about freezing
your credit report at www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs
Nursing Homes Cannot Bar Visiting Relatives:: Federal law, Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987, gives a
resident the right to receive visits from his or her “immediate family or other relatives” at any time, assuming
the resident consents to the visit. However, if the visit is late at night, the nursing home could ask the resident
and visitors to meet away from the sleeping areas, perhaps in the dining room. If the nursing home balks, you
can ask for help from your state’s long-term-care ombudsman. Find your ombudsman at the National LongTerm Care Ombudsman Resource Center at www.ltcombudsman.org
www.safercar,gov You should check your car for a recall any time at this site by entering the VIN number.
The National Highway Transportation Traffic Agency maintains this site and each recall issued for each car.
Don’t wait to be notified by your car manufacturer.
Need a handicap placard or license plate? Arthritis, heart, breathing conditions, etc make one eligible for
using handicap parking spaces. Download the application form MV-145A at
www.dmv.state.pa.us/registration/pwd_plate.shtml and take it to your Dr. You will have to have the form
notarized before you mail it.
Did you download Windows 10? If not go to www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-upgrade
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LifeLock to pay $12 million for consumer refunds On 7/21/2015 the Federal Trade Commission asserted
that that LifeLock used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services. It violated a 2010
settlement with the agency and 35 state attorneys general by continuing to make deceptive claims about its
identity theft protection services, and by failing to take steps required to protect its users’ data. The
settlement barred the company and its principals from making any further deceptive claims; required
LifeLock to take more stringent measures to safeguard the personal information it collects from customers;
and required LifeLock to pay $12 million for consumer refunds.
PA Mine Subsidence: go to www.pamsi.org and you can find maps showing under mined areas by zip
code or municipality plus photos of actual mine subsidence damage to properties. And you can pay your
mine subsidence insurance, change coverage, etc. at this site.
Service Engine Soon: when that light on the dashboard of your car comes on the first thing to check before
you drive to your dealer to have it checked is stop and check to be sure you properly tightened your gas cap.
If it’s not tight; tighten it and the light will most likely will go out.
Buying or Selling your house? New rules by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will require lenders
to provide all financial documents 3 days before the settlement date. Currently the financial paper work is
often supplied within 24 hours of the closing leaving the borrower little time to review all the loan forms and
raise any questions. Oct 3 2015 is the expected effective date for this change,
Peanuts may reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease. Study by Vanderbilt University of 71,764
Americans over 12 years showed people reporting highest consumption of nuts, mainly peanuts, had 17 to
21% lower risk of death than those who reported the lowest nut consumption.
Cell phone calls to 911: when you need help, your cell phone may not always be able to transmit your
location properly, so always remember to include a verbal description of your location even the floor of a
hotel and room number you may be staying at.
From the desk of Bob Miller provides general information only and does not constitute legal or financial
guidance or advice.
MEMORIAL RESTORATION UNDERWAY
After several years of planning and fundraising, the restoration phase of the George Westinghouse Memorial
was launched on Monday, August 17, 2015. The Memorial has been in a state of disrepair and neglect for
seven years. The $2.5 million restoration project, of which $2.1 million has already been raised, includes
$.75 million for a maintenance fund for future care and preservation.
The project also includes a major remediation of the surrounding
hillsides to prevent mud from washing into the pond and to
prevent millions of gallons of storm water from flooding into
Panther Hollow and storm sewer drains.
Repairs to the
monument include resetting stones, cleaning mineral deposits,
repairing chips and filling cracks. There will be new mechanical
systems to aerate the water. At night, subtle lighting will create
a halo over the pond. The flagstone pathways will be restored,
and an accessible slope will be added to the walkway to allow all
visitors to reach the center of the monument as well as better
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access to view the sculptural images on the backside of the Memorial. The Project is being managed by the
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh.
Mayor Bill Peduto, Councilman Dan Gilman, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy CEO Meg Cheever all
made remarks during Monday’s ceremony. They noted the importance of George Westinghouse to the
Pittsburgh region and the nation as an entrepreneur and a leader in employee relations, and the artistic beauty
of the Memorial that was created by world-class artists and designers. Mayor Peduto also noted that
Pittsburgh receives international recognition for its preservation of its architectural and cultural heritage.
SURE members in attendance included Rennie Clark, Cecile Springer and Rich Ekstrom. Also present were
sisters Mernie Berger and Lowrie Ebbert whose father worked for Westinghouse and brought them to the
original dedication ceremony, eighty-five years ago, when they were young children.
The dedication on the back of the monument speaks to why the employees and the community thought
building this monument was, and still is, important: This memorial unveiled October 6, 1930, in honor of
George Westinghouse is an enduring testimonial to the esteem, affection and loyalty of 60,000 employees of
the great industrial organizations of which he was the founder. In his later years rightly called “The
Greatest Living Engineer”, George Westinghouse
accomplished much of first importance to mankind through his
ingenuity, persistence, courage, integrity and leadership. By
the invention of the air brake and of automatic signaling
devices, he led the world in the development of appliances for
the promotion of speed, safety and economy of transportation.
By his early vision of the value the alternating current electric
system, he brought about a revolution in the transmission of
electric power. His achievements were great, his energy and
enthusiasm boundless, and his character beyond reproach; a
shining mark for the guidance and encouragement of American
youth.
Rich & Sandy Ekstrom
The Memorial was erected 16 years after George Westinghouse died, primarily with contributions from more
than 50,000 employees and retirees of Westinghouse companies who collectively wished to honor this fine
man, this prolific inventor, this outstanding boss, leader and change maker. Westinghouse SURE is
maintaining that legacy by pledging $10,000 in support of the Memorial maintenance fund. If you would
like to add your support, any donation would be appreciated. Just send your check payable to Westinghouse
SURE, and mail to the office at 641 Braddock Ave, East Pittsburgh, PA, 15112. Please indicate that your
donation is to support the Westinghouse Memorial Maintenance Fund.
To read the recent Post-Gazette articles about the Memorial and its restoration, go to:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/portfolio/2015/08/18/Walkabout-Westinghouse-Memorial-will-be-anice-honor-again/stories/201508180030
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2015/08/16/The-Next-Page-Susan-Rademacher-outlines-plansto-refurburish-the-Westinghouse-Memorial/stories/201508160052
For more information about the Memorial, please see www.westinghousememorial.org
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SURE Members Invade The Heinz History Center!
On Wednesday, August 19, some 54 SURE members and their guests enjoyed a fun-packed and fact-filled
day trip to the Senator John Heinz History Center located in Pittsburgh’s colorful Strip District. Our folks
arrived at 10 a.m. and after being greeted by organizer Susie Barbour, everyone proceeded to the 3rd floor
multipurpose room where History Center president Andy Masich kicked off the event with an informative
and entertaining slideshow presentation. His talk was peppered with interesting facts and photos (and some
singing!) and was followed by a lively Q & A.
Grand Prize winner Lois Ray with Andy Masich at
the entrance to the WWII exhibit at the History Center
All-in-all, Andy provided our attendees with a rich, colorful overview of the currently featured exhibit: We
Can Do It – WWII, with a focus on how Pittsburgh . . . and Westinghouse, and other great regional
companies . . . affected World War II, and how the war affected our region.
The presentation was followed by a box lunch, and a prize raffle with giveaways that included WWII &
Rosie the Riveter memorabilia from the History Center gift shop, as well as books about the war and George
Westinghouse. One featured giveaway was a book donated by SURE president Maury Fey entitled
“Battlefronts of Industry – Westinghouse in World War II” by David O. Woodbury. The grand prize
giveaway was a year’s membership to the Heinz History Center – and the lucky winner was Lois Ray!
Following lunch, we were allowed to wander the museum on their own, with particular instructions to visit
the 6th, 4th and 2nd floors. On the sixth floor, the staff had set up a Westinghouse information center in one of
the conference rooms. They pointed out that the museum has over 500 boxes of material, as part of the
Westinghouse collection. This database is searchable on the internet, and we were encouraged to use that
feature to find any old information we may be seeking. Congratulations to Lois . . . and a resounding “thank
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you” to our SURE members who turned out in great numbers to support this wonderful day at one of the
country’s finest museums.
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(W) SURE Projects and Coordinators
Organization Project Name Coordinator(s)
Diversified Community Services
(W) SURE
American Legion
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Petty, Frank G
(412) 795-1668
Bulgaria
Macedonian Nat’l
Center
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Gerstenhaber, Ed and/or Dana Spiardi
(724) [email protected]
Community
Support
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Ryals, Wes and/or Sue
(724) 266-2106
[email protected]
Coro Center for
Civic Leadership
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Ekstrom, Richard and/or Sandy
(412) 999-8864 [email protected]
Helping Hands
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Shotwell, Merle and/or Nancy
(412) 754-0451 [email protected]
Kairos Prison
Ministry Intl
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Simpson, Stuart P and/or Gail
(412) 963-1137
[email protected]
Administration
Fey, Maury G and/or Mary
(724) 327-5594
[email protected]
Financial
Roundtable
Support
Ciesar, Jim and/or Mary
(412) 563-8701
[email protected]
Shockling, Larry A and/or Barbara
(724) 327-6922
[email protected]
Health Seminars/
Organizations
Karnash, Annette
(724) 941-7473
Office Support
Tortorice, John A and/or Jane
(724) 733-8824
[email protected]
SURE Data Base
Cook, Bruce M and/or Caryn
(724) 325-2760 [email protected]
SURE
Newsletter
Kuenzel, Allan J and/or Nancy
(412) 373-8307
[email protected]
Trips & Tours
Finney, Howard J and/or Bettyann
(724) 834-3450
[email protected]
Plummer, Nadine
(412) 751-9694
[email protected]
AARP
PA Cons. Iss.
T.F./Dr. Safety
Bach, Leonard F and/or Mary
[email protected]
(724) 327-6969
American Assoc. of Ind. Investors (AAII)
Local Chapter
Mtg & Act Supp
Novendstern, Earl H and/or Maria
(412) 241-2747
[email protected]
Boy & Girl Scouts of America
General Support
Finnell, Leonard W and/or Nancy
(412) 351-3747
[email protected]
Lippincott, Parvin and/or Sharon
(724) 733-4720
[email protected]
Marine Corps
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
League
(412) 678-7309
[email protected]
Petty, Frank G
(412) 795-1668
Military Funeral
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
Honor Guard
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Caruso, Ronald A and/or Marianne
(724) 527-3819 [email protected]
Monroeville
Library
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Seidelson, Robert and/or Diana
(412) 373-2912
[email protected]
Montour Trail
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Prezel, Tom and/or Linda
(412) 835-0452
[email protected]
Murrysville
After School Rec
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Vernon, Carl [email protected]
Murrysville
Medic One
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Olszewski, James S and/or Noreen
(724) 519-7369
[email protected]
Carnegie Institute
Exhibit Support
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309
[email protected]
Hansen, Maynard J and/or Sharon
(412) 751-7615
[email protected]
Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Osher Lifelong
Learning Inst.
Berkowitz, Lester and/or Nancy
(412) 521-1355
[email protected]
Landerman, Edgar
(412) 687-0856
[email protected]
Community Service by Veterans
Community
Services
Ogle, Gordon G and/or Marlene
(412) 831-8141
[email protected]
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Penn State Ind &
Manuf Eng Soc
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Yaskanich, Chuck and/or Beverly
(412) 373-7595
[email protected]
Pgh Regional
Health Initiative
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Ekstrom, Richard and/or Sandy
(412) 999-8864 [email protected]
Phoenix Waste
Management
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Gallagher, James L and/or Cecelia
(412) 996-2183 [email protected]
Pitcairn
Community
Ministries
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Kuenzel, Allan J and/or Nancy
(412) 373-8307
[email protected]
Reading for the
Blind
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Keiser, David P and/or Mary
(239) [email protected]
Red Cross
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Brown, Ken and/or Sharon
(412) 653-0233
[email protected]
Road to
Recovery
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Kimblin, Clive and/or Judy
(412) 921-8851
[email protected]
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Executive Service Corps of Western PA
General Support
Frankoski, Ray and/or Margaret
(724) 327-8918
[email protected]
Family House
General Support
Clark, Reynolds and/or Linda
(412) 421-0234
[email protected]
Feed the Hungry
Bethel-St Clair
Meals on Wheel
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Diehm, Charles R and/or Grace
(412) [email protected]
Elfinwild Home
Meals To You
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Kopelic, Donald T and/or Peggy
(412) 487-2610
[email protected]
ElizabethForward MOW
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Hansen, Maynard J and/or Sharon
(412) 751-7615
[email protected]
General Support
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Greater Pgh
Food Bank
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Pierce, Bill L and/or Sherry
(412) 884-1960 [email protected]
Manor Food
Pantry
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Salvation Army
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Frankoski, Ray and/or Margaret
(724) 327-8918 [email protected]
Meals on Wheels
of Peters Twp
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Suchoza, Bernard P and/or Patricia
(724) [email protected]
Special
Olympics
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Degelman, Darryl and/or Diane
(412) 244-8077 [email protected]
Monroeville - E
Suburban MOW
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Seidelson, Robert and/or Diana
(412) 373-2912
[email protected]
Stockings for the
Military
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-73 [email protected]
Frankoski, Ray and/or Margaret
(724) 327-8918 [email protected]
Mother of
Sorrows Food
Pantry
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Segner, Jerry and/or Pat
(724) 325-3562 [email protected]
The Oaks
Retirement
Community
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-730 [email protected]
MacArthur, Alex D and/or Susana
(412) 751-4348 [email protected]
Murrysville
Meals on Wheels
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Staab, Lynn and/or Carl
(724) 327-6842
[email protected]
YMCA Rocky
Mtn Gift Shop
Sowko, Nicholas G and/or Barbara Ann
(412) 678-7309 [email protected]
Hoppe, Robert and/or Beth
(412) 835-4303
[email protected]
Murrysville
Presb. Loaves &
Fishes
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Symonds, Stuart E and/or Liz
(724) 327-6823 [email protected]
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Norwin Area
Meals on Wheels
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Plummer, Nadine
(412) [email protected]
Plum Borough
Food Pantry
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Weber, William E and/or Dorothy
(724) [email protected]
S Hills Interfaith
Mins Food P
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Pierce, Bill L and/or Sherry
(412) [email protected]
Shepherd’s Heart
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
Fellowship
(724) 875-9960
[email protected]
Simpson, Stuart P and/or Gail
[email protected]
(412) 963-1137
Sonshine
Community
Ministries
South Park
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Wutzke, Steve A. and/or Iris
(724) 387-1708
[email protected]
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
Meals on Wheels
(724) 875-9960
[email protected]
Hansen, Maynard J and/or Sharon
(412) 751-7615
[email protected]
St Louise
deMarillac Food
Pantry
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
St. Paul's Food
Distribution
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) 875-9960 [email protected]
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Global Pittsburgh
International
Visitor Hosts
Nicolaus, John H and/or Carol
(724) 325-2178
[email protected]
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
General Support
Lawrence, Ronald and/or Kathy
(412) [email protected]
Heinz History Center
Docent &
Archive Support
Glickstein, Stanley S and/or Joan
(412) 655-3514
[email protected]
Topolosky, Paul R and/or Kathleen
[email protected]
(412) 373-1681
Hospital Volunteers
Forbes Regional
& Excela Hosp.
Buchanan, David E and/or Judith
(412) 824-4251
[email protected]
Jefferson & St
Clair Hospitals
Chidester, Marvin B and/or Joanne
VA &
Diversified
Hospitals
Thomas, Walter E and/or Gladys
(724) 327-2831
(412) [email protected]
Internal Revenue Service
Vol. Income Tax
Assistance
Selsley, Irving and/or Janet
(215) 362-4948
[email protected]
Latrobe Senior Center
Computer
Training for
Seniors
Prezel, Tom and/or Linda
(412) 835-0452
[email protected]
Senko, John M
(724) 539-7199 [email protected]
John, Clarence and/or Audrey
(724) 593-7208
[email protected]
Longwood at Oakmont
(724) 875-9960 [email protected]
Swencki, Steven J and/or Cindy
(412) 716-9331 [email protected]
Tri-City Meals
on Wheels
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Conrad, Betty and/or Thomas
(724) 523-5194
Turtle Creek
Valley MOW
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Frey, Dallas and/or Kathy
(412) 371-0278
[email protected]
We Care Food
Pantry
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Snyder, Jack and/or Carol
Resident
Association
Activities
Monroeville Lions Club
General Support
Bickerstaff, Wayne and/or Marge
(724) [email protected]
Vogeding, Edward L and/or Anne
(412) 372-6001
[email protected]
Vogeding, Edward L and/or Anne
(412) 372-6001
[email protected]
Smith, Edward J and/or Frances
(412) 823-0479
[email protected]
Monroeville Mall Ministry
Talk Shop staffing
Plummer, Nadine
(412) 751-9694
[email protected]
Monroeville Senior Center
General Support
(724) [email protected]
Wilkinsburg
Community
Ministry
Ferguson, Wilbert H and/or Dorothy
[email protected]
(412) 826-6962
Smith, Edward J and/or Frances
(412) 823-0479
[email protected]
Mohan, Barbara R
(412) 372-0890
[email protected]
Municipal Services
Municipal Ser.
Support
Ferguson, Wilbert H and/or Dorothy
(412) 826-6962
[email protected]
Libroth, Sam A and/or Dorothy
(724) 274-4247
[email protected]
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Murrysville Lions Club
General Support
DeSanto, Daniel F and/or Patricia
(724) 327-7571
[email protected]
Services for the Blind
General Support
PA Trolley Museum
General Support
Sutherland, John and/or Carol
[email protected]
(412) 563-1903
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden
Docents
Byham/Benedum
Hall Volunteers
Mohan, Barbara R
(412) 372-0890
[email protected]
Pavlik, Ronald J and/or Jeanne
(412) 823-1535
[email protected]
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
George
Westinghouse
Memorial
Ekstrom, Richard and/or Sandy
Southwestern PA Partnership for Aging
General Support
Bach, Leonard F and/or Mary
(724) 327-6969
[email protected]
Glickstein, Stanley S and/or Joan
(412) 655-3514
[email protected]
Angel, Don
(412) 561-4241
State of Pennsylvania
Youghiogheny
R. Trail
Hansen, Maynard J and/or Sharon
(412) 751-7615
[email protected]
Ten Thousand Villages
Staff Sq. Hill
Store
Gerstenhaber, Ed and/or Dana Spiardi
(724) 325-3573 [email protected]
Spiardi, Dana
(724) 325-3573
(412) 999-886 [email protected]
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Docents / Board
Members
(724) 325-3573 [email protected]
Kasner, William H and/or Rhea
(412) 242-0787
[email protected]
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Hansen, Maynard J and/or Sharon
(412) 751-7615
[email protected]
Gerstenhaber, Ed and/or Dana Spiardi
[email protected]
Volunteer Fireman
Fire Company
Support
Ferguson, Wilbert H and/or Dorothy
[email protected]
(412) 826-6962
WQED
General Support
Weiss, Tom and/or Bonnie
(724) 325-9537
[email protected]
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Day & Time
Location
LUNCHEON GROUPS
3rd Tuesday of Every Month at 12 noon
The Wooden Nickel, Tolericos Restaurant and The Rivertowne Pourhouse
Contact Person
Comments
Dave Sheats at [email protected]
Please e-mail Dave at least three days prior so that the restaurant can plan.
Day & Time
Location
3rd Friday of Every Month at 12 noon
Parente's Ristorante - 427Cavitt Avenue, Trafford
Contact Person
Comments
Dave Sheats at [email protected]
This small group is known as the Westinghouse Bored. Note the similarity to the word Board.
Day & Time
Location
3rd Monday of Every Month at 12 noon
Olive Garden - Monroeville
Contact Person
Comments
Milt Feder or Lou Malandra [email protected]
This is a small group of 6 – 8 people, called ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out).
Day & Time
Location
Last Thursday of Every Month at 12 noon
Panera Bread - Monroeville
Contact Person
Comments
John Costello [email protected]
Costello’s Group buys their own lunch and then attempts to meet in the back room.
Day & Time
Location
3rd Wednesday of Every Month at 12 noon
Blue Flame Restaurant in Large , PA
Contact Person
Comments
Clyde Koontz at [email protected]
A few from Astronuclear Lab and Advanced Energy Systems. No reservations needed.
Day & Time
Location
2nd Thursday of Every Month at 5:30 pm
Various (a different location every month)
Contact Person
Comments
Al Crew at [email protected]
Contact Al Crew to get notices for location and respond for head count.
Day & Time
Location
1st Wednesday of Every Month at 11:00 am
Blue Flame, Large PA
Contact Person
Comments
No reservation required
A group of 6 to 10 from various Bettis labs W2R, HGR 2, HQTF each buys own breakfast.
Day & Time
Location
Last Tuesday of every month except Dec at 12:30 Lunch
Al’s Café, 440 McMurray Rd, Bethel Park
Contact Person
Comments
Faustino Dunckhorst [email protected]
Attendance 14 to 20 Respond to Faustino several days in advance to inform Al’s Café
Day & Time
Location
3rd Monday of every month at 8:30 – 9:00 AM
Dicks’s Dinner in Murrysville
Contact Person
Comments
None
Guys from Westinghouse Science and Technology Center
Day & Time
Location
1st Thursday May & October at 10:00 AM
King’s Route 48 & 30 North Versailles
Contact Person
Comments
Curt Toperzer 412-795-1086
Large group of R&D/STC people. Reservations a must.
Day & Time
Location
3rd Wednesday except for holiday conflicts.
Eddies Bar & Grill, Wall Pa.
Contact Person
Comments
Curt Toperzer 412-795-1086
Walk-in group of 15-20 of R&D/STC people, no reservations required.
Day & Time
Location
1st Tuesday
Dick’s Diner in Murrysville
Contact Person
Comments
Bill South 412-751-3501
W Switchgear Retiree Group
Day & Time
Location
3rd Thursday every month except December at 11:30 AM
Mitchell’s Fish Market, Galleria Mall, Mt. Lebanon
Contact Person
Comments
Nick Sirianni [email protected] or Dick Nieman [email protected]
PQC Romeo’s Usually 6-10 people
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In Memoriam
Acker, Mary Louise (86)
Aspinwall
Retired From W - Supply
Died 8/16/2015
Andrews, Jon Philip (76)
Upper St. Clair
Retired From Corporate
Died 6/29/2015
Axsom, Doris J. (91)
Bloomington IN
Retired From W- Bloomington
Died 7/5/2015
Barnes, Robert C. (73)
Atlanta
Retired From W - Switchgear
Died 7/27/2015
Bohm, George J. (89)
Churchill
Retired From W - Nuclear
Died 7/13/2015
SURE MEMBER
Bornyas, Catherine B. (83)
North Huntington
Retired From W - R&D
Died 7/19/2015
Bryant, Donald L. (81)
Solsberry IN
Retired From Bloomington
Died 7/20/2015
Burkhart, Paul R. (73)
Rockwood
Retired From Navy SWC
Died 7/4/2015
Burkholder, Russel S. Sr.
Wildwood, NJ
Retired From W - Waltz Mill
Died 7/22/2015
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Carosso, Ellen Franci
Sarasota, FL
Retired From W - Printing
Died 7/13/2015
Carroll, Ruth S. (87)
Greensburg
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 7/9/2015
Cloud, Robert L. (82)
Waynesboro VA
Retired From W - Nuclear
Died 6/18/2015
Coleccnia, Frank F. (85)
Monroeville
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 6/22/2015
Cox, Rexford F. (91)
Harrison City
Retired From W - East Pgh
Died 8/4/2015
Cumming, Walter J. (91)
Braddock Hills
Retired From W - East Pgh
Died 4/27/2015
DePree, Hassel A. (92)
Bloomington IN
Retired From W - Bloomington
Died 7/11/2015
Dugan, Jacqueline (72)
Monroeville
Retired From W - Churchill
Died 4/10/2015
Espy, Henry (Hank) (91)
Retired From
Died 7/24/2015
Fagan, Janet (84)
Mt Lebanon
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 2/22/2015
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Finnell, Len (86)
Forest Hills
Retired From W - East Pittsburgh
Died 4/9/2015
SURE MEMBER
Kravetz, Frank A. (91)
Chalfant
Retired From W - Churchill
Died 8/7/2015
SURE MEMBER
Fonseca, George W. (74)
Mansfield OH
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 5/18/2015
Kravetz, Anne C. (88)
Chalfant
Wife of Frank
Died 3/31/2015
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Glickstein, Joan K. (81)
Pittsburgh
Wife of Stanley S.
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Kremen, David (74)
Pittsburgh
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Died 6/30/2015
Guardipee, Keith W. (81)
Penn Hills
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Lane, Clifford M. (87)
South Hills
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Guthrie, Lillian (98)
Henderson NV
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Died 8/11/2015
Lee, Ernest D. (70)
Columbus IN
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Died 7/23/2015
Harter, Zain E. (82)
Jeannette
Retired From W - Cheswick
Died 7/30/2015
Lere, Margaret (81)
McKeesport
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Heinrich, Theodore M. (78)
Murrysville
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Died 7/13/2015
Leslie, Gregory J. (66)
Murrysville
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Died 7/13/2015
Hirt, Al
Mt. Oliver
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Malmgowski, Joseph S. (76)
Wilkins Twp
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Died 3/10/2015
Hoover, Kenneth B. (93)
Wilkins Twp
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 6/28/2015
McCreary, Mary Hooks (85)
Upper St. Clair
Retired From W - Bettis
Died 6/12/2015
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Moore, Ralph L. (79)
Bloomington IN
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 6/21/2015
Puspoki, Olga Terenyl (84)
Level Green
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Died 7/22/2015
Moore, William (Nate) (76)
St Augustine FL
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Rayne, John (88)
Forest Hills
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Died 8/9/2015
Motkowski, Catherine (99)
Salisbury NC
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Rice, Lester (88)
Pittsburgh
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Patterson, Adolphus (90)
Wilkinsburg
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Petzold, Jeffrey S. (56)
Richland Twp
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Died 7/23/2015
Pocsatko, Mary N. (66)
North Braddock
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Died 6/25/2015
Polacek, Mary M. (91)
North Braddock
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Died 6/27/2015
Pollock, Peter (88)
Brenizer, PA
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Pricener, Barbara W. (87)
Wilmerding
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Died 8/3/2015
Rohall, Helen B. (77)
Wilkins Twp
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Died 8/9/2015
Sabol, Victor F. (84)
Monroeville
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Died 7/14/2015
Saylor, Louise M. (89)
Pittsburgh
Retired From Westinghouse
Died 3/29/2015
Schneider, George N. Jr. (73)
North Huntington
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Died 8/11/2015
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Setzenfand, Richard J. (78)
Franklin Park
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Died 7/16/2015
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Sharpnack, Caroline M. (89)
West Newton
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Died 7/22/2015
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Shea, Mary Ann (90)
Irwin
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Died 7/18/2015
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Turnock, Enock (Nick), III (95)
Penn Hills
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Shockling, Barbara K. (73)
Plum
Wife of Larry
Died 7/22/2015
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Walters, Arthur L. (84)
Mt. Lebanon
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Died 7/13/2015
Sinwell, James (86)
Greensburg
Retired From W - Nuclear
Died 7/3/2015
Weishorn, Eugene M. (67)
North Huntington
Retired From East Pittsburgh
Died 7/1/2015
Surunis, Mary A. (87)
Aiken SC
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Died 7/1/2015
Wilson, Donald L. (75)
East Pittsburgh
Retired From W - R&D
Died 6/22/2015
Thee, Gwen (61)
Greensburg
Retired From W - Nuclear
Died 8/16/2015
Wukich, Donald C. (92)
Turtle Creek
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Trezise, David L. (88)
Cedar, MI
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Yoder, Edward W. (84)
Greensburg
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