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BEAVES, George W.
BEAVES, George W. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1929--Dubuque, IA, April 8, 2017). A member of Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Local 66/125, Beaves was the recording secretary and president of Local 66 for twenty-four years until his retirement in 1987. He was employed as a cashier for the City of Dubuque parking division. He served on the Sacred Heart School Board for twelve years and the board of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT for fifteen years.
He was inducted into the DUBUQUE AREA LABOR HALL OF FAME in 2016. (1)
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1, "3 New Members Inducted into the Dubuque Area Labor Hall of Fame, Telegraph Herald, February 22, 2016, p. 5