COUNCIL 2 SCHOLARSHIPS have been named in honor of, or in memory of, several people.

$2,000 award

In memory of:
Jack Roberts, past member of Local 1135, Spokane County Road Department, husband of current member Terrie Roberts, Local 1553, Spokane County Courthouse. Roberts started working for Spokane County in 1975, in the Central Shop. He could handle almost any piece of equipment effortlessly, including graders, loaders and bulldozers. He retired in 1999 after 25 years. He died in September 2007, at age 68.
Herb Dionne, father of current member Sandy Griffin, Local 618, Thurston County. Dionne lived most of his life in Spokane. He was a member of the bakers’ union and believed so strongly in unions that when he started his own shop it was a union shop.

$5,000 4-year award

In memory of:
Steve Uhinck, husband of current member Connie Uhinck, Local 1308 Kitsap County.
Uhinck died in a boating accident in November, 2006. He was active in the Amalgamated Transit Union 1384 and worked for Kitsap Transit for 19 years.

Eight $1,000 awards

In memory of:
Gregory James Beckham, past member of Local 270, City of Spokane;
Larry Tarrant, past member of Local 307-CO, Clark County;
William “Frankie” Gray, past member of Local 1191-W, City of Walla Walla.
In honor of:
Retired members of Local 120, City of Tacoma:
Loni Simone, Application Developer Systems Analyst, retired in 2007 with 34 years of service; Donna Wendt, gis Analyst, who retired in 2007 with 34 years of service and was named waurisa gis professional of the year for 2007; Roland Huske, Database Analyst, retired in 2008 with 34 years of service; and Susan Kunkel, Application Developer Systems Analyst, who retired in 2007 with 28 years of service and was Local 120 vice president and shop steward.