Arthur Winston, 100, died at his home April 13,2006.
He was a longtime transit employee who received an 'Employee of the Century' citation in 1996 from President Clinton for his 70 years of dedicated service at Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where he reported to work at the crack of dawn to supervise workers who cleaned and refueled the region's bus fleet. He missed one day of work to attend his wife's funeral in 1988.
Arthur was born in Oklahoma and started picking cotton at the age of 10. His family headed out West when the droughts and storms ruined several crop seasons. In 1924, Winston found work with the Pacific Electric Railway Co., a forerunner of the MTA. He left the company in 1928, returned six years later and stayed until his retirement last month.
Mr. Winston was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Mrs. Frances and daughter Norma Winston Robinson. Survived by his brother North Winston; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and great-great grandson; a host of many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on April 21, 2006, 11:00a.m. at Faithful Central Baptist Church in Inglewood Ca. Interment in Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Thank you Ms.Shae for sponsoring Mr. Winston's memorial page.
Arthur Winston, 100, died at his home April 13,2006.
He was a longtime transit employee who received an 'Employee of the Century' citation in 1996 from President Clinton for his 70 years of dedicated service at Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where he reported to work at the crack of dawn to supervise workers who cleaned and refueled the region's bus fleet. He missed one day of work to attend his wife's funeral in 1988.
Arthur was born in Oklahoma and started picking cotton at the age of 10. His family headed out West when the droughts and storms ruined several crop seasons. In 1924, Winston found work with the Pacific Electric Railway Co., a forerunner of the MTA. He left the company in 1928, returned six years later and stayed until his retirement last month.
Mr. Winston was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Mrs. Frances and daughter Norma Winston Robinson. Survived by his brother North Winston; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and great-great grandson; a host of many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on April 21, 2006, 11:00a.m. at Faithful Central Baptist Church in Inglewood Ca. Interment in Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Thank you Ms.Shae for sponsoring Mr. Winston's memorial page.
