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From Govexec.com today:
Federal employee union leader found dead at 47
By Alex M. Parker aparker@govexec.com
July 1, 2009
National Federation of Federal Employees President Richard N. Brown died on Tuesday at the age of 47, according to the union.
Union officials credit Brown, who was elected in 1998, with turning around NFFE after a period of turmoil in the 1990s. Under his leadership, officials said, the 92-year-old union gained thousands of new members, established an affiliation with the International Association of Machinists and became an AFL-CIO member.
"He came in, and he really righted the ship at a time when we desperately needed it," said Randy Erwin, the union's legislative director. "By any measure, he did a fantastic job."
A union staffer found Brown unresponsive in his Arlington, Va., apartment on Tuesday afternoon, after he failed to arrive at work. The Arlington County police department could not provide further information on his death.
More at: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43085&dcn=todaysnews
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(Editor's Note: Richard Brown was also Vice Chairman of the Employee Thrift Advisory Council (ETAC), which advises the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB). Brown was one of the ETAC members who supported imposing trading limits. See http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1207/121907b2.htm)
Federal employee union leader found dead at 47
By Alex M. Parker aparker@govexec.com
July 1, 2009
National Federation of Federal Employees President Richard N. Brown died on Tuesday at the age of 47, according to the union.
Union officials credit Brown, who was elected in 1998, with turning around NFFE after a period of turmoil in the 1990s. Under his leadership, officials said, the 92-year-old union gained thousands of new members, established an affiliation with the International Association of Machinists and became an AFL-CIO member.
"He came in, and he really righted the ship at a time when we desperately needed it," said Randy Erwin, the union's legislative director. "By any measure, he did a fantastic job."
A union staffer found Brown unresponsive in his Arlington, Va., apartment on Tuesday afternoon, after he failed to arrive at work. The Arlington County police department could not provide further information on his death.
More at: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43085&dcn=todaysnews
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(Editor's Note: Richard Brown was also Vice Chairman of the Employee Thrift Advisory Council (ETAC), which advises the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB). Brown was one of the ETAC members who supported imposing trading limits. See http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1207/121907b2.htm)
