CLEVELAND, March 4 — A memorial fund has been established for the families of Anthony C. Rodella and Jeffrey S. Bohler, the two BLET members who lost their lives in a Union Pacific Railroad accident on February 21.
Those wishing to contribute may send a check payable to the following:
Rodella-Bohler Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 220201
El Paso, TX. 79913
Contributions will also be accepted in person at any Wells Fargo Bank. Please specify that the donation is for the Rodella-Bohler Memorial Fund.
This memorial fund is active for the next month. On April 6, the bank will close the account and begin dispersing funds to the families.
Brother Rodella, 57, and Brother Bohler, 32, were killed in the collision of two Union Pacific freight trains in Carrizozo, N.M., on February 21. Rodella and Bohler were both members of BLET Division 192 in El Paso, Texas. Brother Rodella joined the BLET in 1974 and Brother Bohler became a member in 2003.