Jack Casparriello, SOAR Emeritus Executive Board Member was presented with the first Lynn Williams Award in May, 2013. He passed away in December 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was 82.
Jack retired in 1987, after 25 years of service from the United Steelworkers. He served our union members as a Staff Representative and Sub-District Director.
Brother Casparriello started his union career after he was discharged from the Army. He served four years active duty in Korea and two years in the reserves. He worked for Continental Can in Baltimore, Maryland and was a member of Local 4340. While there, he held numerous positions for his local; including grievance committee chair and president.
Jack became involved with SOAR shortly after he retired. He served as treasurer of Chapter 8-1 and represented District 8 on the SOAR Executive Board from 1988 until USW International President Leo W. Gerard appointed him Emeritus member in 2013. SOAR Director Jim Centner stated that, “Jack was a true trade unionist. He felt very strongly that workers and retirees needed a voice in both the workplace and in the political arena. Jack also had a real knack for raising money and was one of the best at collecting PAC (Political Action Committee) dollars. At every board meeting you could always locate Jack. He would be the one selling PAC raffle tickets.”
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