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Happy 80th Birthday to Sam Staten Sr

Today-October 1st, 2015 members of Laborers’ Local 332, friends, and family honored the Local 332 Icon-Sam “The Boss”Staten Sr-in celebration of his 80th Birthday. Our Union Hall was filled with emotion as our members, elected officials, labor leaders, businessemen, and a host of others surprised Mr Staten as current Business Manager, Sam Staten Jr was able to convince Mr Staten to stop in the Hall. A large audience was waiting for this special surprise birthday celebration! So many dignitaries came out for this special event: current Mayor Micheal Nutter, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Former Mayors Milton Street and Wilson Goode, State Senator Vincent Hughes, John J. “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, Business Manager of the Electricians’ Local 98, Pat Gillespie of the Building Trades Union, and so many more…

Take a look at a few pictures from this special event and there will be many more to come: