Henry Wilbert Bechtholdt

Background

Bechtholdt, Henry Wilbert was born on November 16, 1933 in Windsor, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry and Mollie (Lichtenwald) Bechtholdt.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Career

Recording secretary local union, Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, Fort Collins, 1954-1955; president, Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, Fort Collins, 1955-1965; district representative, Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, Seattle, 1965-1971; international vice president, Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, Seattle, 1971-1984; international secretary-treasurer, Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers, Chicago, 1984-1985; director cement, lime and gypsum division, International Brotherhood Boilermakers, Kansas City, Kansas, 1985-1986; international vice president, International Brotherhood Boilermakers, Kansas City, Kansas, 1986-1994; retired, 1994. Member Washington State Governor's Advisory Board, Seattle, since 1971. Board directors independent union department American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, since 1985.

Achievements

• Henry Wilbert Bechtholdt has been listed as a noteworthy international union executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Elks.

Connections

Married Eileen Miller, February 8, 1953. Children: Karley Bechtholdt Jablonski, Les H., Dale Eugene, Tracey Lee.

Father:

Henry Bechtholdt

Mother:

Mollie (Lichtenwald) Bechtholdt

Spouse:

Eileen Miller

child:

Tracey Lee Bechtholdt

child:

Karley Bechtholdt Jablonski Bechtholdt

child:

Les H. Bechtholdt

child:

Dale Eugene Bechtholdt