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CLEVELAND, December 17 — Miriam Cassidy, the mother of former International Vice-President Joseph Cassidy Jr. and grandmother of BLET New York State Legislative Board Secretary-Treasurer Kelly Cassidy, passed away on December 15, 2004. She was 84 years old.

Mrs. Cassidy’s husband, Joseph Cassidy Sr., was a member of the BLE and worked for the Long Island Railroad for many years.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cassidy will be held on Tuesday, December 21, at 10 a.m., at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Garden City, N.Y. Calling hours are on Monday, December 20, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., at:

R. Stutzmann & Sons Funeral Home
224-39 Jamaica Avenue
Queens Village, New York 11428

“I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Joe andKelly Cassidy and their entire family on the behalf of the members of the BLET,” said BLET National President Don M. Hahs.