Dwight Bowman Passes

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Dwight Bowman, AFGE National Vice President and a longtime member of the Metro Washington Council's Executive Board, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning. "This is a terrible loss to the entire local labor community," said Council President Jos Williams. "Dwight was a true 'brother in arms' for so many of us for so long. Our very deepest sympathies go out to Dwight's family, friends and colleagues." No details are yet available on funeral and memorial service arrangements; watch Union City for updates. - photo: Bowman (left) with Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Donna Edwards and Metro Washington Council President Jos Williams at the 2012 Evening with Labor; photo by Bill Burke/Page One