CLEVELAND, June 30 — Funeral services for Brother Heath Pape of BLET Division 197 (San Antonio, Texas) will be held on Thursday, July 1 and Friday, July 2.
The viewing for Brother Pape will be held at Finch Funeral Home in LaVernia, Texas, on Thursday, July 1, from 4-9 p.m. Funeral services will be on Friday, July 2, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in LaVernia. Burial at Warneke Family Cemetery will follow the funeral services.
Brother Pape was killed in the collision between a Union Pacific train and a BNSF train on Monday, June 28. Brother Pape had just joined the BLET. He was 23 years old. Brother Pape’s father, E.G. Pape, has been a member of BLET Division 197 since 1982.