Retired IVP Henry Bechtholdt (1933-2008)
HENRY W. BECHTHOLDT, 74, retired International Vice President-at-Large for the Cement, Lime, Gypsum, and Allied Workers (CLGAW) Division, passed away May 16.
Bechtholdt retired in 1994 following 29 years of service to the labor movement — most of which was spent on the road.
At the time of his retirement, Bechtholdt said, “Very few people can make a good living at a job which is a cause they believe in. I’ve been fortunate to have had that opportunity. I owe a lot to the labor movement.”
Bechtholdt served as the first director of the CLGAW Division, following the 1984 merger of the Boilermakers union with the United Cement, Lime, Gypsum, and Allied Workers. At the Twenty-Seventh Consolidated Convention in 1986, Bechtholdt was elected International Vice President-at-Large for the CLGAW Division, a position he held until his October 1994 retirement.
