John Frederick Sytsma

During World War II (1939–1945) he served in an Army Railway Operating Battalion and ran engines in the Philippines and Korea.[2] As president he initiated programs to fight abuse of drugs and alcohol by railway workers, while resisting random checks of employees using breathalyzers and sniffer dogs.[1] In September 1981 President Ronald Reagan imposed a three-month cooling-off period and three-year no-strike agreement to end a railway worker's dispute.[6] In May 1986 Sytsma was involved in negotiations with Amtrak over a dispute that could have led to a strike affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters on the east coast of the US.He worked with the Salt Lake County Fire Department for many years as a volunteer photographer, until losing his sight due to macular degeneration.
Paterson, New JerseyBrotherhood of Locomotive EngineersfiremanNew York, Susquehanna and Western RailwayWorld War IIHawthorne, New JerseyClevelandRonald ReaganRepublican National CommitteeAmtrakSalt Lake CitySalt Lake County Fire DepartmentThe New York TimesBrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and TrainmenWilliam D. RobinsonPeter M. ArthurWarren Stanford StoneAlvanley JohnstonRonald P. McLaughlinClarence V. MoninEdward DubroskiDon HahsEdward W. Rodzwicz