 Laborer's Memorial
Location: 1501 N. Mattis (Dodds Park)
The
Champaign County Workers Memorial Committee, in cooperation with
the Champaign Park District has contructed a memorial to acknowledge
those people who, in the course of their work, have lost their lives.
Construction drawings for the project were prepared by Parkland
College faculty and students in the Computer Aided Drawing classes.Labor
and a portion of the materials needed to construct the memorial
was donated by members of various labor unions and local material
vendors. Dedicated on Labor Day 2002.
Names
On Memorial (as of time of dedication)
| Name |
Date |
- |
Name |
Date |
| William Crawley |
1996 |
James Gladney |
1992 |
| Lloyd Taylor |
1996 |
William Bebbys |
1950 |
| Dick Steven |
1993 |
Paul Short |
1965 |
| Max Overmeyer |
1992 |
Todd Dalton |
1999 |
| William Wood |
1985 |
Robert Compton |
1950 |
| Kenneth Reinhart |
2000 |
Ben Hettinger |
1950 |
| Gary Sutherland |
1997 |
Carl Bleichner |
2001 |
| Edward Hoffman |
1985 |
Paul Nelsony |
1993 |
| Wendell Olson |
1992 |
Rick Ogden |
1977 |
| Dean Roberts |
1991 |
Tom Brewer |
1979 |
| Bernie Schweighart |
1990 |
Floyd Earnest |
1958 |
| Clifford Strack |
1992 |
Joe Geers |
1978 |
| William McCormick |
1950 |
Eddie Bates |
1997 |
| David McCormick |
1950 |
Warren Buswell |
1964 |
| William Boland |
1950 |
Ronnie Tarter |
2000 |
| Frank Stout |
1972 |
William Deats |
2000 |
| James McCabe |
1984 |
L.J. Rowe |
1975 |
| Sterling Atkins |
1976 |
Darrell Knapp |
1966 |
| Herman Bernard |
1985 |
Bennie Laws |
1974 |
| Glen Black Jr. |
1981 |
James Lybarger |
1999 |
| Clarence Casey |
1979 |
Willie Paul Jr. |
1978 |
| David Copass |
1989 |
Earl Pierce |
|
| Charles Day |
1959 |
Arthur Plankenhorn |
1967 |
| Joseph Douglas |
1998 |
Adlai Schrock |
1989 |
| Gregory Embry |
1975 |
Ellen Schulze |
1989 |
| Henry Foley |
1970 |
Harley Slade |
1983 |
| Cindy Hanson |
1987 |
Donald Tokarski |
1992 |
| Cherelynn Hyett |
1980 |
Phillip Wilson |
1982 |
| Earl Irvin |
1977 |
Wayne Naesar |
1992 |
| Kevin McGuire |
1996 |
Bernie White |
1981 |
| Curtis Williams |
1991 |
Dora Norman |
1951 |
| George Beason |
1974 |
Maria Gratton |
1995 |
| Paul Applegate |
1994 |
Joe Robertson |
1996 |
| John Gream |
1994 |
Dwain Collins |
1985 |
| Richard Hensler |
1960 |
Michele Davis |
1993 |
| Joseph Parker |
1979 |
Allen Gilliand |
1954 |
| William Farthing |
1972 |
Mary Laird |
1996 |
| Robert Butler |
2000 |
Roy Hatfield |
1973 |
Joseph Miller |
2001 |
Mervin Davison |
1994 |
Robert Heath |
1994 |
A.C. Parris |
1950 |
Robert Foreman |
1981 |
Robert Tatman |
1967 |
Tomothy Brooks |
1994 |
Jessie Beadles |
1950 |
Steven Warfel |
1994 |
Rev. Jesse Hughes |
1995 |
Charles Wolfe |
1998 |
Joyce Unzicker |
1977 |
Jack Giesler Jr. |
1996 |
Walter Wilfong |
1954 |
Robert Murden |
1988 |
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Dave Copass |
1989 |
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