In Memoriam

In paying tribute to those leaders and pioneers who aregone, please note this listing is not exhaustive. We respectfullyregret any oversights.

Cliff Northup, who headed the NCUA's lobbying and publicrelations during the first term of President George W. Bush, diedat the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

Cyril B. Mann, who served at Listerhill Credit Union inSheffield, Ala., for 57 years and was recognized by the WorldCouncil of Credit Unions as the longest-serving board chairman,passed away at the age of 95.

Patricia Longoria Garcia, executive vice president at People'sTrust FCU and Signal Hill FinancialCEO in Houston, lost her lengthy battle with cancer.

Leroy Nesbit Jr., longtime board director of Dort Federal CU inFlint, Mich., and credit union advocate, died at the age of 63.

RobertByroad, formerpresident of Tower Federal Credit Union in Laurel, Md., died at theage of 81.

Chartway Federal Credit Union in Virginia Beach, Va., mournedthe death of its longtime volunteer Edward Foshay, who was board emeritus and served for some 48years.

American Heritage Federal Credit Union of Philadelphia mournedfounding board member and vice chairman Donald Kilcullen, who died at the age of91.

DuPont Community CU in Waynesboro, Va., mourned the loss of itslast surviving founder and longtime director RobertL. Tichenor who died at the age of 93.

RonaldLasich, former chairman of the Pennsylvania Credit UnionAssociation and president/CEO of Visionary FCU, died at the age of66.

Norristown Bell Credit Union, Blue Bell, Pa., mourned the lossof board director Nicholas Molinaro, who died at the age of 74.

President of the St. James-based Montego Co-operative CreditUnion in Jamaica and founder of the Good News Church of God,Bishop Herman Johnson died at the age of 69.

Harmon Killebrew, the Minnesota Twins slugger who leant hiscelebrity and personal charities to a credit union industrycause—the Texas relief effort aiding victims of Hurricane Ike, diedat the age of 74.

America First CU of Ogden, Utah mourned the loss of its formerchairman Richard Miller, and two of its former directors, Ed Oberg and Glen Hadley.