Brother Earl Gilbert passed away at the age of 97 on May 11th, 2023. Brother Gilbert was a 68 year member of Local 728 who took his oath of obligation in November 1954. Earl was a "Gaffer's Gaffer" who is widely considered to have been one of the greatest Chief Lighting Technicians in Local 728's history.

His list of credits as a CLT are noteworthy and include, but are not limited to:

Brother John Seckar, age 82 passed away on March 18th, 2023.

Brother Seckar became a Local 728 member in November of 1966 and was a 56 year member of our union.

Brother Chris Boehm age 48, passed away on March 16th, 2023. Chris was a 10 year member of Local 728.

Brother Jesse Austin age 41, passed away on February 8th, 2023. Jesse was a 14 year member of Local 728 having taken his oath of obligation on June 24th, 2008.

Brother Mark Adrian passed away on January 5th 2023. Brother Adrian was 58 years old. He was obligated on November 13th, 2004 and was a 19 year member of Local 728.