On April 28, CSEA and workers around the world will remember those who went to work — and never came home.
On Workers’ Memorial Day, we remember those who died or became severely injured while doing their jobs, including our CSEA brothers and sisters.
During our biennial Statewide Conference on Occupational Safety and Health, which will be held in Lake Placid later this month, we will honor and remember all fallen workers, including Gregory Eliopoulous and Donald Schultz.
We remember them not just as workers who passed away on the job, but as the people they were.
We also use Workers’ Memorial Day to renew our ongoing commitment to safe and healthy workplaces. These workplace deaths are preventable, and we will continue to fight until everyone can do their jobs safely.
Please take time to attend a Workers’ Memorial Day event near you. Visit your CSEA region page at cseany.org/workforce in coming weeks for more information.
In Memoriam
Donald Schultz, 53
Oct. 29, 2016
Town of West Seneca Highway Department employee Donald Schultz passed away Oct. 29, 2016, from injuries he sustained on Oct. 25, 2016, from a town sewer maintenance vehicle while he was flushing a sanitary sewer line.
He was the father of six children. According to a GoFundMe page that friends and co-workers set up for Schultz’ family, he was a “pillar of his community” who took pride in his work and in his family.
His CSEA brothers and sisters and community members have been reaching out to Schultz’ family. In February, our Erie County Local Women’s Committee made a donation to the Schultz family as part of an event honoring local individuals and nonprofits.
In Memoriam
Gregory Eliopoulous, 54
Nov. 20, 2017
City of Watertown Sewage Treatment Plant Process Worker Gregory Eliopoulous, 54, passed away Nov. 20, 2017, from injuries he sustained while performing maintenance on a high-pressure hydraulic line feeding a filter press machine.
Eliopoulous lived in Sackets Harbor and worked for the city for 10 years. He is survived by his wife Kim, a longtime CSEA member working at the Jefferson County Department of Social Services. Also surviving are his children, Eric, Bruce, Cristina and Autumn.
In a local newspaper, he was remembered as someone who loved “his Harley Davidson, his pet dogs, building things in his workshop, telling inappropriate jokes and, most importantly, his family.”
