Former Alt. VP, GC ‘Pate’ King passes away

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Luther Peyton “Pate” King Jr., who served the SMART Transportation Division on the local, state and national levels for more than three decades, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at age 80.

Brother “Pate” King served as an officer, including stints as a general chairperson and an alternate vice president for the SMART-TD’s predecessor union, the UTU, for the better part of four decades.

Brother King joined our union as a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on Jan. 1, 1968. Just one year later, he was became a local officer, being elected as secretary & treasurer of Local 1172 in Mullens, W. Va. He served as a convention delegate from 1975 to 2014 before his retirement on Halloween 2014.

Brother King is survived by his wife, Evelyn “Kay” King, his daughter, Pamela; a brother and sister; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A service is scheduled April 16 at The First Presbyterian Church of Mullens, 1024 Howard Ave. Visitation is scheduled from 1-2 p.m. with services following. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25802-1472 or to The First Presbyterian Church of Mullens.

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