GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1029
Rules Senate Committee Substitute Adopted 7/13/89

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April 6, 1989

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED ON THE JOB.
Whereas, the working men and women of North Carolina have helped to build this State and keep the State's economy strong;
Whereas, in 1988 over 80 men and women died while working, these individuals ranging in age from 17 to 76 and dying from causes as varied as electrocution, overexposure to chemicals, explosions, and falls; and
Whereas, when these men and women died, they left behind families that had loved and depended on them; and
Whereas, the following men and women died on the job in the service of their employers during 1988:
Albea, Lewis, 52, of Cleveland County	2/17/88
Alford, Fred, 58, of Franklin County	1/28/88
Allen, Maurice, 34, of Transylvania County	1/22/88
Aquilos, Gelacio, 41, of Forsyth County	8/11/88
Barbour, Bill, 45, of Wake County	7/27/88
Beaver, Gary, 41, of Cleveland County	8/15/88
Bennett, Edwin, 58, of Cumberland County	6/22/88
Brown, Chaney, 53, of McDowell County	3/21/88
Brown, Homer, 33, of Buncombe County	2/27/88
Brinson, Jimmy, 22, of Duplin County	12/03/88
Brugger, Dave, 21, of Wake County	2/16/88
Buchanan, John, 38, of Vance County	7/08/88
Burger, Scott, 22, of Randolph County	8/16/88
Burns, Michael, 29, of Cumberland County	10/19/88
Carver, Ronnie, 20, of Burke County	3/09/88
Cates, Jack, 62, of Orange County	2/23/88
Chambers, Billy, 32, of Alamance County	2/04/88
Chavis, Earl, 41, of Brunswick County	9/09/88
Chavis, James, 57, of Guilford County	7/14/88
Chis, Nichole, 39, of Wayne County	8/12/88
Cline, Wayne, 23, of Lenoir County	3/31/88
Clodfelter, Charlie, 57, of Guilford County	9/29/88
Combs, Ray, 21, of Mecklenburg County	10/04/88
Coombs, Thomas, 36, of Duplin County	2/13/88
Costas, Pete, 29, of Carteret County 	11/14/88
Crawford, Ernest, 56, of Nash County	5/23/88
Culp, David, 22, of Stanly County	8/13/88
Dayberry, Robert, 56, of Cleveland County	1/04/88
Driscoll, Robert, 45, of Moore County	11/29/88
Faile, Mitchell, 37, of Gaston County	4/26/88
Fentress, Ray, 32, of Carteret County	9/14/88
Ferry, John, 50, of Randolph County	7/03/88
Gallimore, Orville, 61, of Robeson County	11/07/88
Gonzales, Rodriquez, 34, of Wilson County	11/03/88
Grady, Billy, 27, of Lenoir County	2/16/88
Guess, Donald, 62, of Randolph County 	3/11/88
Gunter, Willard, 58, of Haywood County	9/10/88
Hammonds, Elmer, 43, of Mecklenburg County	3/28/88
Harper, Ricky, 28, of Watauga County	7/06/88
Haskins, Gordon, 47, of Johnston County	2/15/88
Hines, Bobby, 40, of Nash County	8/24/88
Hooper, Tim, 24, of Durham County	7/06/88
Howard, Fred, 24, of Mecklenburg County	11/21/88
Howard, Lynwood, 44 of Lenoir County	12/27/88
Jackson, Arthur, 51, of Gaston County	4/26/88
Juneau, John, 24, of Rutherford County	12/05/88
Lanier, Edgar, 44, of New Hanover County	2/13/88
Large, Robert, 27, of Iredell County	9/23/88
Lee, Edward, 76, of Alamance County	5/11/88
Little, Melvin, 57, of Gaston County	6/03/88
Logan, William, 55, of Union County	10/24/88
Marler, Steve, 25, of Madison County	10/18/88
McFarland, Andrew, 49, of Guilford County	6/30/88
McKee, Stanley, 54, of Cumberland County	3/07/88
Maxwell, Rodney, 23, of Durham County	10/20/88
McManus, Sanford, 69, of Union County	11/04/88
Miller, Gregory, 23, of Duplin County	10/21/88
Mills, Mertis, 40, of Anson County	10/25/88
Midgett, Sam, 53, of Dare County	12/26/88
Moloney, Terry, 22, of New Hanover County	11/05/88
Mumford, Winfrey, 54, of Guilford County	3/22/88
Murray, J.F., of New Hanover County	 12/2188
Ray, James, 42, of Ashe County	10/11/88
Riddenhour, Ralph, 61, of Cabarrus County	12/06/88
Riddick, James, 63, of Hertford County	1/27/88
Robbins, Jason, 26, of McDowell County	6/28/88
Russell, Steve, 26, of Cumberland County	12/14/88
Scussel, Andrew, 20, of Union County	6/03/88
Shaw, Garland, 52, of Davidson County	8/31/88
Sprague, Jim, 39, of Wake County	10/12/88
Smith, James, 45, of Durham County	11/14/88
Staley, David, 40, of Randolph County	1/31/88
Starr, Ernest, 34, of Catawba County	5/19/88
Stiller, Allison, 17, of Stanley County	7/25/88
Stillwell, Jerry, 27, of Mecklenburg County	5/31/88
Swain, William, 61, of Guilford County	9/29/88
Suddith, Douglas, 53, of Caldwell County	7/14/88
Taylor, James, 20, of Pitt County	11/28/88
Thomas, Lonice, 37, of Craven County	5/17/88
Torrence, James, 39, of Rowan County	4/07/88
Vaughan, Malachi, 52, Hertford County	12/06/88
Wallace, Henry, 41, of Iredell County	6/07/88
Ward, Kenneth, 23, of Lincoln County	6/08/88
Warren, Phillip, 32, of Henderson County	9/30/88
Williams, Percy, 24, of Harnett County	10/12/88
Wilson, Gene, 50, of Davidson County	5/30/88
Winchester, Troy, 47, of Swain County	8/02/88
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
Section 1.  The General Assembly of North Carolina expresses its tribute to the men and women who died at work in 1988, as representatives of the thousands who similarly died throughout the State's history, and declares April 28, 1989, as Workers Memorial Day.
Sec. 2.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.