Livingston & McLean County Labor
Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly / Livingston & McLean Counties Building & Trades Council
  • Support Our Advertisers!
    click on their ad to visit their website
    Paused

    Central Illinois Orthopedic
    R&R Automotive
    Weber Electric
    M&M Estate Sales
    Original Niepagen Florists
    McCarron Law
    Felmley-Dickerson Company
    Felmley-Dickerson Company
    Mid-Illini Credit Union
    Chief City Mechanical
    SBC Heating & Air Conditioning
    Super Sign Sign Service
    Mark Lee Attorney
    Find a union roofer
    Kanoski Law
    Green Acres Realty
    Rowe Construction
    Chestnut Health Services
    Carmody-Flynn
    Bill's Full Service
    Ace in the Hole
    Grady's pizza
    << March 2024 >>
    S M T W T F S
    1 2
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    31
    Newsletter Sign-up
    Sign-up for newsletter & email updates
    Follow Us!
    Facebook icon
  • Labor mourns loss of David Penn
    Updated On: Oct 09, 2014
    David Penn helping distribute toys for the Salvation Army, December 2013.

    McLean County labor mourns the passing of David Penn (1950-2014), former business manager of Laborers Local 362 and Midwest Region Laborers Organizing Committee director.  Here are links to news stories about David.

    David's obituary: 

    BLOOMINGTON — David G. Penn, 64, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 7, 2014) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, after a long illness, surrounded by his family.

    His celebration of life visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington. Interment will be private.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Salvation Army.

    David was born on July 29, 1950, in Bloomington, the son of Paul S. and June Marble Penn.

    He is survived by a son, Jeff (Cara) Penn, Bloomington; a daughter, Lacy (Zack) Fidler, Wheaton; two grandchildren, Blake and Kylie Fidler; his parents, Paul and June Penn; three siblings, Don (Norma) Penn, John (Mary) Penn and Linda (Mark) Drane, all of Bloomington; and many nieces and nephews.

    He was preceded in death by a niece, Polly Jo Jaspers.

    David was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a lifelong member of Laborer’s Local 362 in Bloomington, becoming a member at age 16. Ten years later, he was elected secretary-treasurer of the local and eventually was elected business manager of the local. David held several other positions locally, statewide and regionally and was currently the director of the Midwest Region Organizing Committee (MROC).

    David was always there to help others and was a very giving person. He was active in many community/civic organizations and served on countless boards over the years. He was very proud to serve on the State of Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board and his affiliation with the Special Olympics, The Salvation Army and the Chamber of Commerce.

    David enjoyed many things in life, including Notre Dame football, but most of all, he was a family

    man and enjoyed being with his family. He loved teaching his children and their friends to fish as well as hunt for morel mushrooms. David was very proud to be a father and grandfather. He will be dearly missed by his family and many friends.

    WJBC AM:  http://www.wjbc.com/common/page.php?pt=Community+loses+longtime+volunteer&id=160453&is_corp=0

    Bloomington Pantagraph:  http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/community-volunteer-david-penn-dies-after-illness/article_cffedfa9-5571-5a70-b77c-05dbf6321b9a.html

    WGLT-FM: http://wglt.org/wireready/news/2014/10/03587_penn_obit_web_130310.shtml


  • Livingston & McLean Counties Bldg & Trades Council

    Copyright © 2024.
    All Rights Reserved.

    Powered By UnionActive


  • Top of Page image