Union Mourns Former RTO Vice President Tim Schermerhorn, 67; Arrangements Set for Sept. 24

TWU Local 100 activist and one-time RTO VP Tim Schermerhorn passed away Sunday morning at the age of 67.

Tim was a co-founder in the 1980's of the New Directions caucus in Local 100 that sought sweeping changes in union leadership and policies. He ran for President four times, losing by small margins before becoming Vice President of RTO. The photo shown here is from his 1997 campaign.

President Tony Utano called Brother Schermerhorn “a good union man who cared passionately about the members of TWU Local 100.”

During the last years of his life Tim had fought diabetes, which led to kidney failure.

The viewing and memorial for Tim Schermerhorn will be Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Lawrence H. Woodward Funeral Home, 1 Troy Ave in Brooklyn at Fulton Street. There will be a Visitation from 1 PM to 4 PM and a Memorial Program from 4 PM to 5 PM.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Tim's memory to the Labor Education and Research Project (https://labornotes.org/timschermerhorn).