Thursday, December 03, 2009

Teamster Harold Yates has passed on

Retired local Teamster executive Harold Yates died Monday and will be buried Friday. He was 75.

His union career started in 1960, driving trucks for Admiral Merchant.

His first stint as a union official came in 1967, when he was elected recording secretary for Teamsters Local 120. He served as vice president before being elected president in 1972. He was re-elected several times until he retired in 1998.

He also served as a Teamsters international representative and president of Teamsters MN Joint Council 32.

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Obituary

Visitation at the WULFF WOODBURY FUNERAL HOME, 2195 Woodlane Drive on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 from 4-9 PM. Mass of Christion Burial at TRANSFIGURATION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 6133 15th St. N., Oakdale on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at 10 AM. Visitation at the church one hour prior to Mass. Interment Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN. Memorials preferred. WULFF WOODBURY 651-738-9615

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