IAFF Mourns Death of Joe Kilgallon

February 20, 2008 -- It is with deepest regret and sorrow that the IAFF reports the death of Joe Kilgallon, 75. Kilgallon died on February 12, 2008, while vacationing with his wife in Antigua.

"Kilgallon will long be remembered for all his assistance to IAFF affiliates and members through his technical assistance that help improve salaries and working conditions," says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. "For more than 40 years, he assisted many of our locals during collective bargaining and arbitrations."

Services will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 425 South Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida; (941) 966-0807. An informal viewing will be held on Friday, February 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 23, at 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, the Kilgallon family encourages donations to Guadalupe Social Services Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 5034, Immokalee, Florida 34143, an organization that Joe and his wife were actively involved with that assists the poorest community of workers in the United States