Retired District 1 Staffer Jim Dennis Dies

Retired CWA Representative James Dennis Jr. died April 23 of cancer at age 60.

He became a steward, vice president and president of Local 1102, Staten Island, N.Y., after going to work at New York Telephone as a cable splicer in 1970, and he was a veteran of the 1971 strike at New York Tel. He joined the staff in 1982 as a CWA representative in New York City, worked five years in the District 1 office, then transferred to the Avenel, N.J., office, where he serviced public sector locals.

"Jim worked long and hard in District 1, and his work was appreciated by all the locals he came in contact with," said District 1 Vice President Chris Shelton.

Dennis retired in January 2003 and lived in Tobyhanna, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Ann Dennis and two sons, Christopher and Matthew.