MTA Legend Arthur Winston, 100, Dies After Brief Retirement(Disliked *)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-041406winston_lat,0,3104356.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Arthur Winston, who set a remarkable personal record by missing only a single day in 72 years of work, died of congestive heart failure Thursday as he slept in his South Los Angeles home. He was 100.

Many of his colleagues and friends honored him by calling him Mr. Winston. He cleaned Los Angeles buses and trains for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The only shift he missed was the day in 1988 that his wife died.

Otherwise, said his bosses at the MTA, they had never known him to arrive for work late or to leave work early. He didn't retire until March 23 one day after he turned 100.

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He did slow down. In recent years, he took longer breaks. He sat in the warmth of the second-floor break room, watched CNN and offered up a steady stream of commentary on current issues. He grew angry at the Bush Administration, the war in Iraq and the state of Black America, which he considered to be in a shambles.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. RIP, Mr. Winston.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. Another great american gone

too bad

[wicket]

3. Oh no!

Only retired for a few weeks. Sounds like he was quite an American :patriot:

[NNadir]

4. A fabulous work ethic.

He sounds like a wonderful man.

People of his generation were hard workers, not soft, not lazy. He lead a life well lived.

[pansypoo53219]

5. obviously

george killed him too.

loved the morning edition interview with his great grand neghew.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Oh, THAT guy.

I remember hearing that interview, but didn't catch his name at the time.

EDIT: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5313522

[David in Canada]

6. R.I.P.

Sounds like he was a wonderful human being! :cry: