Train Operator Leon George Has Died

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 -- Brother Leon George, the beloved elder statesman of the Train Operator’s Division, has died of complications from a stroke at Interfaith Hospital in Brooklyn. Brother George’s family informed the union of his passing earlier today.

George, 77, was the longest serving Train Operator in the system and carried the distinction of being #1 on the union seniority roster. He suffered a stroke on the way to work on Monday, September 10th.

Rapid Transit Operations Vice President Joe Costales said that he will provide the arrangements for Brother George as soon as they become available. Costales, President Tony Utano and many others had visited Brother George in the hospital.  Utano had assigned a union representative to be available to the family, including George’s brother, a retired Train Operator.