Arkansas
Billie McDonald, 81, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, died 10/13/2019
Phillip Shafer, 76, Fayetteville Operations, Fayetteville, AR, died 12/4/2019
Brenda James, 69, Nashville, Nashville, AR, died 8/13/2019
Glenn Gay, 72, Dyess Substation, Springdale, AR, died 12/5/2019
Dale Barnes, 58, Greenwood, Greenwood, AR, died 10/19/2019
California
Richard Nerzig, 61, San Diego Office, San Diego, CA, died 12/14/2019
Washington, D.C.
Bruce Beam, 85, Governmental Affairs, Washington, DC, died 7/26/2019
Indiana
Darrell Gillispie, 66, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 1/7/2020
Carl Titzer, 57, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 11/16/2019
Houston Hogg, 71, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 1/2/2020
Patrick Hale, 64, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 12/24/2019
William Voit, 73, South Bend Service Center, South Bend, IN, died 12/31/2019
Russell Abel, 94, Muncie Office, Muncie, IN, died 9/2/2019
John McHolland, 92, Muncie Service Center, Muncie, IN, died 8/5/2019
Todd Zimmerman, 50, Spy Run Bldg. #3, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 12/2/2019
Maxine Peck, 93, One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 11/7/2019
Carl Rynearson, 91, South Bend Office, South Bend, IN, died 8/15/2019
Troy Head, 80, Marion Service Center, Marion, IN, died 11/29/2019
Alice Shoemaker, 96, Decatur Office, Decatur, IN, died 7/29/2019
Thomas Yurkovic, 100, One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 8/2/2019
Linda Demorrow, 77, South Bend Office, South Bend, IN, died 10/22/2019
Steuben Cain, 92, Breed Plant, Fairbanks, IN, died 11/11/2019
Wanda Housel, 86, Winchester Service Center, Winchester, IN, died 8/20/2019
Mark Cowans, 48, Dale Station Headquarters, Dale, IN, died 10/13/2019
Kentucky
Simon Lunce, 73, Hazard Service Center, Hazard, KY, died 8/28/2019
Edward Bolt, 67, Big Sandy Plant, Louisa, KY, died 12/24/2019
James Boyer, 84, Ashland Office, Ashland, KY, died 9/27/2019
William Frazier, 79, Ashland Office, Ashland, KY, died 11/26/2019
John Turnley, 94, Pikeville Service Center, Pikeville, KY, died 9/17/2019
Kendrick Brashear, 91, Hazard Office, Hazard, KY, died 10/22/2019
Charles Miller, 71, Paducah Training Center, Puducah, KY, died 12/11/2019
Louisiana
Tony Santoro, 97, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 12/15/2019
Melvin Morris, 87, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/7/2019
Oscar McCarty, 89, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 9/16/2019
Helen Moses, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/12/2019
Max Salter, 84, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/27/2019
William Owsley, 94, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 7/26/2019
Edith Sloane, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/25/2019
Donsald Huckabee, 87, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/5/2019
Carl Stephens, 86, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 10/10/2019
Sally Mebane, 80, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 10/7/2019
James Heard, 78, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/22/2019
Catherine Olender, 61, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 12/3/2019
Francine Smith, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/3/2019
Derrick Ellis, 53, Shreveport Office, Shreveport, LA, died 9/30/2019
Michigan
Michael Zantello, 57, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/21/2019
Bernard Clark, 58, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 8/6/2019
Stephen Fulton, 68, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/3/2019
John Ripak, 81, Buchanan Nuclear Office, Buchanan, MI, died 10/19/2019
Daniel Scheffler, 82, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 1/13/2020
Guy Caple, 67, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 12/23/2019
Leonard Shell, 92, Buchanan Office/Service Center, Buchanan, MI, died 7/20/2019
Frank Granzotto, 93, Three Rivers Service Center, Three Rivers, MI, died 8/31/2019
Marie Jakubowski, 103, Three Rivers Service Center, Three Rivers, MI, died 12/3/2019
Maurice Wickett, 79, Three Rivers Service Center, Three Rivers, MI, died 12/25/2019
L.G. Wallace, 85, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/21/2019
Donald Roach, 75, St Joe Office & Service Center, Benton Harbor, MI, died 1/12/2020
Kevin Aldridge, 49, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 12/2/2019
Missouri
Betty Weber, 87, AEP River Operations, Cape Girardeau, MO, died 6/26/2019
Floyd Bowers, 72, AEP River Operations, Cape Girardeau, MO, died 9/8/2019
New York
Rita Malavasi, 104, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, died 10/26/2019
Ohio
Chad Orwig, 43, Delaware Service Center, Delaware, OH, died 10/22/2019
Philip Ball, 73, Socco-Meigs Mine, Albany, OH, died 1/12/2020
Charles Williams, 70, Arena Building, Columbus, OH, died 9/1/2019
Cecil Brinager, 79, Athens Office & Service Center, Athens, OH, died 9/22/2019
Arlene Clark, 80, John E. Dolan Lab, Groveport, OH, died 7/25/2019
Deborah McCutcheon, 64, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 9/18/2019
Lowell McCoy, 70, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/27/2019
Raymond Humphrey, 77, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 10/2/2019
Dominador Panaligan, 77, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/23/2019
John Park, 69, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/22/2019
Arthur Degroff, 64, AEPOH 700 Bldg Gahanna, Gahanna, OH, died 12/13/2019
Susan Gibbons, 71, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 9/3/2019
George Pabin, 70, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 10/23/2019
Barbara Kissler, 84, 825 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 8/10/2019
Thomas Riley, 71, Minerva Annex, Columbus, OH, died 10/23/2019
David Callander, 69, Telecommunications, Groveport, OH, died 9/16/2019
Thomas Leeth, 72, Fremont Service Center, Fremont, OH, died 11/20/2019
Bernice Cole, 69, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 9/13/2019
Gary Morris, 72, Columbus NW Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 8/17/2019
Carl Mani, 74, Canton South Service Center, Canton, OH, died 12/18/2019
Richard North, 73, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 8/1/2019
John Beachman, 73, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/4/2019
Donald Fout, 74, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/3/2019
William Waters, 76, Tiffin Service Center, Tiffin, OH, died 12/29/2019
James Henderson, 73, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/9/2019
Lionel Gilmore, 78, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/22/2019
William Drayton, 76, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/24/2019
Jere Shough, 78, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 12/6/2019
Linda Cunningham, 80, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 10/4/2019
Eugene Davis, 80, Lima Service Center, Lima, OH, died 1/13/2020
Tommy Huff, 81, N Philadelphia Service Bldg, New Philadelphia, OH, died 12/26/2019
David Beresford, 79, Cardinal Plant, Brilliant, OH, died 8/25/2019
Francis Batchelder, 97, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/30/2019
Richard Byron, 87, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/14/2019
David Diamond, 81, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 8/27/2019
Randall Hevener, 64, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/13/2019
Carl Nay, 84, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 12/12/2019
Lawrence King, 86, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/12/2019
Jerry Bruhn, 86, Portsmouth Service Center, Portsmouth, OH, died 8/3/2019
James Rudol, 80, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/24/2019
Earl Icard, 83, John E. Dolan Lab, Groveport, OH, died 9/8/2019
Joe Daristotle, 87, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 10/14/2019
Dana Gibson, 87, Cardinal Plant, Brilliant, OH, died 11/19/2019
Robert Casto, 88, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 8/14/2019
Robert Redd, 82, Minerva Annex, Columbus, OH, died 8/10/2019
Jack Pyles, 90, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 12/8/2019
Roger Bechdolt, 81, Lima Service Center, Lima, OH, died 12/17/2019
Howard Ball, 85, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 11/20/2019
George Moore, 90, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/1/2019
Gerald Doyle, 74, Findlay Service Center, Findlay, OH, died 10/30/2019
Robert Fick, 91, Chillicothe Office, Chillicothe, OH, died 11/11/2019
Cordelia Armstrong, 94, Portsmouth Service Center, Portsmouth, OH, died 10/8/2019
Vergil Kelley, 89, Hillsboro Service Center, Hillsboro, OH, died 8/2/2019
Harold Osborne, 86, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 12/19/2019
Daniel Harness, 82, Chillicothe Service Center, Chillicothe, OH, died 1/12/2020
Bonnie Stickdorn, 95, Zanesville Office, Zanesville, OH, died 11/22/2019
Macklin Christy, 79, Chillicothe Service Center, Chillicothe, OH, died 11/23/2019
Cyril Stickel, 94, Picway Plant, Lockbourne, OH, died 10/26/2019
William Palmer, 81, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 12/17/2019
Charles Unger, 94, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 9/13/2019
Marilyn Hughes, 89, Wellston Office & Service Center, Wellston, OH, died 11/5/2019
Sherman Leach, 86, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 12/10/2019
Darwin Dickinson, 96, Zanesville Office, Zanesville, OH, died 1/19/2020
Betty Paul, 90, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 11/1/2019
Richard Spencer, 87, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 12/28/2019
David Dearth, 80, Chillicothe Office, Chillicothe, OH, died 8/14/2019
Michael McKenzie, 66, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 12/9/2019
Robin Jones, 86, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 12/28/2019
Rennard Patterson, 77, Canton South Service Center, Canton, OH, died 1/14/2020
Wayne Yeater, 75, Canton South Service Center, Canton, OH, died 7/25/2019
Raymond Thomas, 87, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 7/23/2019
David Cain, 90, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 10/18/2019
Lois Richardson, 89, Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH, died 12/7/2019
Harry Ward, 83, Gallipolis Service Center, Gallipolis, OH, died 9/8/2019
Harold Plant, 95, Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH, died 12/12/2019
Virgil McKnight, 91, Athens Office & Service Center, Athens, OH, died 11/1/2019
Jan Beery, 79, Columbus SW Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 1/3/2020
Albert Drozda, 99, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 11/1/2019
Donald Snyder, 88, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 1/3/2020
Garnet Ayers, 90, Central Ohio Coal, Cumberland, OH, died 9/8/2019
Arnold Dingess, 86, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 12/30/2019
Patricia Poling, 83, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 9/13/2019
Harriett Carter, 82, Columbus Region Office, Columbus, OH, died 9/1/2019
Oral Burton, 90, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 11/30/2019
James Hayes, 75, Chilicothe Station & Meter/T&D, Chillicothe, OH, died 8/18/2019
Tommie Lipson, 84, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 11/15/2019
Robert Mockler, 87, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 12/23/2019
Denzil Southall, 75, Socco-Meigs Mine, Albany, OH, died 8/16/2019
Robert McAllister, 90, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 9/30/2019
Christopher Jones, 48, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 10/28/2019
James Jauert, 74, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 8/22/2019
Oklahoma
Harold Collins, 80, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/7/2020
William Ed, 74, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/20/2019
Frank Harwick, 77, Mid Metro, Tulsa, OK, died 8/10/2019
Judy Price, 75, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 8/25/2019
Elizabeth Letters, 96, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 7/25/2019
James Lewis, 88, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/6/2019
Gary Long, 85, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 8/13/2019
William Magness, 78, Okmulgee Operations, Okmulgee, OK, died 9/23/2019
Joe Nicely, 89, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/20/2020
Benny Schaum, 82, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/17/2019
Audrey Moore, 69, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 8/30/2019
Frances Volock, 96, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/11/2019
Harold Wadley, 74, Square One, Tulsa, OK, died 10/11/2019
Robin Lawson, 63, Southwestern Station, Washita, OK, died 11/10/2019
Linda Hudson, 71, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 7/24/2019
Susan Williams, 55, General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/26/2019
Texas
John Haynes, 79, Csw Center, Dallas, TX, died 8/20/2019
Rudy Arevalo, 65, Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX, died 12/26/2019
Charles Beken, 91, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/16/2019
James Brown, 70, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/20/2020
R.D. Cave, 91, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 7/29/2019
Raymond Elledge, 75, Harlingen Area Office, Harlingen, TX, died 11/26/2019
James Gallaway, 85, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/9/2019
Elmo Garza, 61, Corpus Christi Service Center, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/29/2019
Wanda Stevens, 93, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/19/2019
Adan Hernandez, 72, Lon Hill Service Center, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/23/2019
James Holcomb, 88, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/28/2019
Thomas Hubble, 90, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/6/2019
Peggy Hurt, 81, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/27/2019
Max Keller, 87, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/21/2019
Julian Lopez, 95, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/7/2019
James Mosley, 76, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/3/2019
Thomas Patterson, 61, Harlingen Service Center, Harlingen, TX, died 12/17/2019
W.E. Pickering, 76, Lon C Hill Power Station, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/20/2019
Arnold Rivas, 69, EleCenteric System Ops, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/7/2019
Anita Schulz, 62, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/13/2019
W.T. Shelton, 82, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 7/29/2019
David Wright, 88, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/20/2019
Paul Franklin, 66, Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, died 1/7/2020
Goldie Baker, 80, San Angelo Services, San Angelo, TX, died 11/18/2019
T.C. Bell, 70, Fort Phantom Power Plant, Abilene, TX, died 8/14/2019
Brent Bruneau, 58, T & D Operations, Abilene, TX, died 12/9/2019
Don Condron, 86, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/22/2019
Donald Derrick, 81, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 7/24/2019
R.S. Harrison, 83, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 8/19/2019
Don Haynes, 80, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/23/2019
Joyce Jay, 86, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 1/15/2020
Lajuana Mills, 91, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/25/2019
Barbara Neie, 87, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 10/31/2019
Kenneth Odell, 88, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 8/9/2019
J.E. Peiser, 89, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 10/27/2019
Beverly Speckels, 77, Ballinger, Ballinger, TX, died 9/15/2019
Virginia
Jackie Gurley, 61, Rocky Mount Office & Service Center, Rocky Mount, VA, died 12/16/2019
Sarah Wright, 56, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 9/22/2019
Kenneth Meadows, 61, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 10/7/2019
Larry Bowers, 64, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 8/27/2019
Donald McGhee, 70, Fieldale Office, Fieldale, VA, died 12/30/2019
James Maile, 86, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 8/21/2019
Eugene Coltrane, 92, Pulaski Service Center, Pulaski, VA, died 1/15/2020
Alvin Leavelle, 88, Rocky Mount Office & Service Center, Rocky Mount, VA, died 12/13/2019
Alonza Hardy, 100, Grundy Office & Service Center, Grundy, VA, died 10/21/2019
Garland Hackney, 90, Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, died 8/15/2019
Adelene Newman, 90, Pulaski Office, Pulaski, VA, died 12/28/2019
Donald Dickerson, 79, Roanoke Service Bldg., Roanoke, VA, died 12/8/2019
Gordon Parker, 75, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 9/15/2019
Fielden Anderson, 86, Galax Office & Service Center, Galax, VA, died 9/8/2019
John Blankenship, 87, Abingdon Service Center, Abingdon, VA, died 11/7/2019
Lloyd Jackson, 85, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 12/5/2019
Ray Eskew, 92, Abingdon Service Center, Abingdon, VA, died 10/6/2019
Glenn Reynolds, 89, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 11/5/2019
James Witt, 89, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 12/10/2019
Lee Vaught, 85, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 11/10/2019
James Loving, 94, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 10/6/2019
West Virginia
Joe Boyd, 65, River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV, died 1/14/2020
Reid Strader, 64, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 12/16/2019
James Walters, 65, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/10/2019
Gregory Casto, 68, Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, died 7/30/2019
Darrell Stone, 73, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 11/17/2019
John Miller, 73, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 9/22/2019
Robert Bowman, 75, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/14/2019
Lenders Oxyer, 75, Milton Office & Service Center, Milton, WV, died 11/12/2019
Carl Gibson, 77, Bluefield Service Center, Bluefield, WV, died 11/10/2019
Linda Hess, 72, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 9/29/2019
Cecil Gibson, 76, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 10/24/2019
Shirley Price, 80, Hurricane Call Center, Hurricane, WV, died 8/28/2019
Gary Bailey, 69, Huntington Service Center, Huntington, WV, died 12/22/2019
Max Knopp, 72, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 11/6/2019
Frederick Garcia, 78, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/31/2019
Sharon Smith, 79, River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV, died 7/25/2019
Roger Todd, 76, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 9/9/2019
Thomas Kincaid, 83, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 12/16/2019
Wilmer Grubb, 99, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 1/10/2020
Kenneth Keatley, 92, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 9/26/2019
Nancy Bailey, 90, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 9/5/2019
Cledith McCallister, 91, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 1/8/2020
Theodore Payne, 87, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 8/6/2019
Fred Ensminger, 91, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, died 9/8/2019
Richard McKinney, 89, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 10/9/2019
John Sigman, 84, River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV, died 12/4/2019
Arnold Yost, 96, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 8/17/2019
Charles Burchett, 84, Williamson Service Center, Williamson, WV, died 8/26/2019
Lynda Browning, 81, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 10/30/2019
Wesley Morrison, 82, Cross Lanes Office, Cross Lanes, WV, died 1/21/2020
John McCracken, 88, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 12/11/2019
Lewis Burns, 81, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 9/22/2019
Ronald White, 77, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 10/7/2019
Luther Mills, 96, Welch Service Center, Welch, WV, died 7/27/2019
Michael Fotos, 87, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 12/31/2019
Cecil Owens, 89, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, died 12/12/2019
Arkansas
Michael Boersma retired 1/3/2020 from Greenwood, Greenwood, AR, after 42 years
Frank Duffy retired 1/4/2020 from Flint Creek Plant, Gentry, AR, after 39 years
Indiana
Brian Sauter retired 12/1/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 35 years
Diana Furrow retired 1/1/2020 from Northeast Service Center, New Haven, IN, after 28 years
Diana Heishman retired 1/8/2020 from Muncie Service Center, Muncie, IN, after 16 years
Louisiana
Rickey Pellegrin retired 1/8/2020 from Central Maintenance Facility, Shreveport, LA, after 38 years
Jessie Bohannon retired 1/9/2020 from System Control Center, Shreveport, LA, after 17 years
Cynthia Youngblood retired 12/1/2019 from Shreveport Office, Shreveport, LA, after 27 years
Michigan
John Rogers retired 1/24/2020 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 28 years
Charles Springman retired 1/1/2020 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 35 years
Rick Weich retired 1/1/2020 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 12 years
Henry Truer retired 1/1/2020 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 11 years
John Lidstrom retired 12/6/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 18 years
Ohio
Kent Fritzler retired 1/11/2020 from Alliance, Alliance, OH, after 40 years
Philip Lewis retired 1/16/2020 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 37 years
Paul Pennino retired 1/16/2020 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
William Pratt retired 1/1/2020 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Tracy Elich retired 1/1/2020 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 43 years
Daniel Holmes retired 12/28/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 35 years
Jeffrey Ward retired 12/17/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 27 years
Terry Hemsworth retired 12/6/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Davey Miller retired 12/1/2019 from Gavin, Cheshire, OH, after 40 years
William Eads retired 12/20/2019 from John E. Dolan Lab, Groveport, OH, after 35 years
Keith Gregory retired 1/3/2020 from Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH, after 30 years
Jeffrey Smith retired 12/6/2019 from Canton General Service Center, Canton, OH, after 17 years
Arleen L’Ecuyer retired 1/1/2020 from AEP Transmission HQ, New Albany, OH, after 39 years
Richard Hoffman retired 12/6/2019 from AEP Transmission HQ, New Albany, OH, after 41 years
Oklahoma
Claude Smith retired 1/11/2020 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 35 years
Glen Rind retired 1/11/2020 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 35 years
Shellie Reider retired 1/7/2020 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 32 years
Texas
Bryan Johnson retired 1/11/2020 from Victoria Service Center, Victoria, TX, after 38 years
Robert Lutes retired 1/1/2020 from Southwest District, San Angelo, TX, after 26 years
Omar Dominguez retired 12/6/2019 from Refugio Area Office, Refugio, TX, after 26 years
James Crittenden retired 1/8/2020 from Center, Center, TX, after 34 years
Glenda Williams retired 1/14/2020 from Matador, Matador, TX, after 34 years
Paul Salone retired 1/11/2020 from Sinton Area Office, Sinton, TX, after 21 years
Glen Kelley retired 1/4/2020 from Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, after 36 years
Glenn Martin retired 1/9/2020 from Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, after 33 years
Donald Lewis retired 1/1/2020 from Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, after 40 years
Teresa Whitt retired 12/18/2019 from Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, after 21 years
Virginia
Ricky Holmes retired 1/11/2020 from Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, after 40 years
James Thrasher retired 1/18/2020 from Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, after 30 years
Donald Stull retired 1/18/2020 from Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, after 29 years
Billy Carroll retired 1/18/2020 from Smith Mountain Hydro, Sandy Level, VA, after 37 years
Robert Wagner retired 1/25/2020 from John W. Vaughan Center Mtr/Str, Roanoke, VA, after 39 years
West Virginia
Taylor Tomblin retired 1/4/2020 from Logan Service Center, Logan, WV, after 41 years
William Osborne retired 1/4/2020 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, after 42 years
Andrew Vaughan retired 12/28/2019 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, after 36 years
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WiNUP is looking for new members, and you could be one of four who win a free yearly membership.
The Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals (WiNUP) is an association dedicated to providing professional development, networking and mentoring for women in the utility and energy industries.
Founded as the Electrical Women’s Roundtable in New York in 1923, WiNUP currently has more than 700 members. Because AEP is a major supporter of WiNUP, four AEP employees/retirees will be awarded a free one-year membership.
To be eligible for the free membership:
- Fill out an AEP WiNUP 2020 One-Year Membership Application (open the Word document and click on Edit to fill out).
- Your completed application must be received by February 15, 2020.
- Winners will be notified by March 1, 2020.
- Applicants must be a current AEP employee or AEP retiree.
- You do not need to be a WiNUP member to apply.
- 2020 Awardees will be eligible to re-apply in 2023.
More information about WiNUP is available at WINUP.org.
Arkansas
Timothy Denman retired 9/27/2019 from Rogers, Rogers, AR, after 34 years
Florida
Bradley Galford retired 10/5/2019 from Home Worksite, FL, after 39 years
Indiana
Darrell Whitt retired 8/1/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 35 years
Ronald Moorman retired 9/17/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 32 years
Robert Hayden retired 9/21/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 36 years
Eric Morris retired 8/3/2019 from One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 34 years
Mccellus Mays retired 10/1/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 35 years
Deborah Vanderklok retired 8/1/2019 from South Bend Service Center, South Bend, IN, after 29 years
Constance Meyers retired 10/1/2019 from One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 39 years
Vincent Macias retired 9/21/2019 from Northeast Svc Center, New Haven, IN, after 33 years
Kevin Jenkins retired 10/16/2019 from Spy Run Building. #3, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 42 years
Laura Gigli retired 8/1/2019 from Baer Field Service Center, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 41 years
Kenneth Hyndman retired 8/1/2019 from Baer Field Service Center, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 40 years
Jessie Gadson retired 10/1/2019 from One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, after 45 years
Patrick Hale retired 9/1/2019 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, after 42 years
Robert Little retired 11/13/2019 from Decatur Service Center, Decatur, IN, after 17 years
Kentucky
Mark Hamilton retired 8/24/2019 from Big Sandy Plant, Louisa, KY, after 29 years
James Mullins retired 8/31/2019 from Hazard Service Center, Hazard, KY, after 43 years
Gregory Justice retired 8/1/2019 from Pikeville Service Center, Pikeville, KY, after 42 years
Wayne Christian retired 8/31/2019 from Hazard Service Center, Hazard, KY, after 45 years
Louisiana
Steven Mullins retired 8/20/2019 from System Control Center, Shreveport, LA, after 38 years
Terry Beard retired 11/30/2019 from System Control Center, Shreveport, LA, after 34 years
William Robinson retired 11/8/2019 from Shreveport Operations, Shreveport, LA, after 33 years
Michigan
Jennifer Ahrens retired 9/27/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 35 years
Dennis Dady retired 11/30/2019 from Cook Material Center, Bridgman, MI, after 28 years
Samuel Partin retired 8/3/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 35 years
Craig Allee retired 8/6/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 43 years
Robert Gacsko retired 8/6/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 19 years
James McKinnon retired 11/30/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 20 years
Robert Kerhin retired 8/16/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 17 years
Tobi Gottlieb retired 8/20/2019 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 10 years
Ohio
Larry Leider retired 10/12/2019 from Alliance, Alliance, OH, after 40 years
Lamanul Siddiqi retired 9/11/2019 from Transmission Ops Center, New Albany, OH, after 32 years
Amy Schuler retired 11/2/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 22 years
William Gorder retired 8/31/2019 from Transmission Ops Center, New Albany, OH, after 39 years
Spanish McGee retired 8/10/2019 from Canton Eastern Regional Office, Canton, OH, after 34 years
Garland Bills retired 11/30/2019 from South Point Office and Service Center, South Point, OH, after 42 years
Matthew Norman retired 10/24/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 32 years
Linda Johnson retired 8/1/2019 from Columbus SE Service Center, Columbus, OH, after 41 years
Rodney Bradley retired 8/1/2019 from 700 Building Gahanna, Gahanna, OH, after 35 years
Michael Ickes retired 9/5/2019 from Canton Eastern Regional Office, Canton, OH, after 29 years
Michael Beech retired 10/1/2019 from Hillsboro Service Center, Hillsboro, OH, after 43 years
Patricia Morris retired 8/1/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Kenneth McDonough retired 11/30/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Mark Snyder retired 10/1/2019 from Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, after 43 years
Timothy Williams retired 10/5/2019 from Newark Office Building, Newark, OH, after 37 years
John Blair retired 10/5/2019 from Newark Service Building, Newark, OH, after 27 years
Curt Cooper retired 11/1/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 29 years
Kathy Mossbarger retired 9/26/2019 from Canton Eastern Regional Office, Canton, OH, after 39 years
Teddy Ward retired 9/7/2019 from Belmont Office & Service Building, St. Clairsville, OH, after 38 years
Bette Rozsa retired 10/1/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 38 years
Paul Prater retired 10/1/2019 from Zanesville Service Center, Zanesville, OH, after 40 years
David Davis retired 8/31/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 37 years
Katherine Bettis retired 8/9/2019 from Transmission Ops Center, New Albany, OH, after 24 years
Thuy Nguyen retired 9/7/2019 from AEP Transmission HQ, New Albany, OH, after 40 years
Brent Bachelder retired 9/19/2019 from Fremont Service Center, Fremont, OH, after 33 years
Timothy Weinmann retired 8/24/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 39 years
David Powell retired 10/5/2019 from 825 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, after 35 years
Christopher Decker retired 10/5/2019 from Tiffin Service Center, Tiffin, OH, after 39 years
David Reinhart retired 10/1/2019 from Canton General Service Center, Canton, OH, after 31 years
Randall Risher retired 8/31/2019 from AEP Transmission HQ2, New Albany, OH, after 49 years
Jeffrey Salway retired 11/5/2019 from Arena Building, Columbus, OH, after 39 years
Charles Powell retired 11/23/2019 from 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, after 31 years
Timothy Tench retired 9/1/2019 from Racine, Racine, OH, after 34 years
Michael Kelly retired 10/12/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 35 years
Franklin Wirsing retired 9/4/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 27 years
Ashok Ralhan retired 11/2/2019 from AEP Transmission HQ2, New Albany, OH, after 17 years
Betsy Duncan retired 8/1/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 13 years
Peter Wendland retired 9/7/2019 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 13 years
Oklahoma
Judith Maumus retired 8/10/2019 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 30 years
M Bettinger retired 10/1/2019 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 42 years
Floyd Crane retired 11/28/2019 from North Division Operations Center, Bartlesville, OK, after 35 years
Brian Dillard retired 9/21/2019 from Tulsa Transmission Office & SC, Tulsa, OK, after 28 years
Daniel Hobson retired 9/16/2019 from Northeastern Station 3&4, Oologah, OK, after 45 years
Harvey Knecht retired 8/31/2019 from Alsuma Meter & Substation, Tulsa, OK, after 37 years
James Patro retired 9/26/2019 from Tulsa Power Station, Tulsa, OK, after 39 years
Victor Weatherly retired 8/2/2019 from Elk City, Elk City, OK, after 26 years
Rick Wooten retired 8/29/2019 from Energy Control Center, Tulsa, OK, after 41 years
Gail Panula retired 8/17/2019 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 17 years
Johnnie Byrom retired 9/7/2019 from Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 16 years
Mark Rooney retired 8/10/2019 from Grove, Grove, OK, after 13 years
Lonnie Oller retired 8/6/2019 from Wilburton, Wilburton, OK, after 13 years
Edward Yonkers retired 8/15/2019 from Mid Metro, Tulsa, OK, after 13 years
Donald Pyle retired 10/19/2019 from Comanche Station, Lawton, OK, after 13 years
Tennessee
Gary Bunch retired 9/28/2019 from Kingsport Service Center, Kingsport, TN, after 38 years
Johnny Taylor retired 8/1/2019 from Kingsport Service Center, Kingsport, TN, after 30 years
Texas
A.N. Hakimi retired 11/2/2019 from Renaissance Tower, Dallas, TX, after 39 years
Roland Cantu retired 8/3/2019 from Aransas Pass Svc Center, Aransas Pass, TX, after 27 years
Denise Smith retired 11/30/2019 from San Benito Service Center, San Benito, TX, after 38 years
Felix Guajardo retired 8/31/2019 from Lon Hill Service Center, Corpus Christi, TX, after 34 years
Larry Goree retired 11/30/2019 from Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, after 40 years
Bradly Roach retired 11/13/2019 from Longview Operations, Longview, TX, after 39 years
Keith Durrett retired 10/18/2019 from Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, after 35 years
Terry Weeks retired 11/30/2019 from Renaissance Tower, Dallas, TX, after 34 years
L McBride retired 11/16/2019 from Abilene 4th & Plum, Abilene, TX, after 45 years
James Whitlock retired 9/4/2019 from Abilene Distribution, Abilene, TX, after 34 years
Enrique Molina retired 8/24/2019 from Los Fresnos Service Center, Los Fresnos, TX, after 14 years
Gary Langford retired 9/7/2019 from Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, after 10 years
Virginia
Johnny Tipton retired 11/7/2019 from Gate City Office and Service Center, Gate City, VA, after 33 years
Larry Cannon retired 10/1/2019 from Abingdon Service Center, Abingdon, VA, after 40 years
Glenn Fifer retired 9/17/2019 from Lynchburg Service Center, Lynchburg, VA, after 38 years
Vickie Baker retired 11/1/2019 from Clintwood Service Center, Clintwood, VA, after 29 years
Harry Stanley retired 11/1/2019 from Clintwood Service Center, Clintwood, VA, after 40 years
Gary Adkins retired 8/13/2019 from Woodlawn Service Center, Woodlawn, VA, after 35 years
Michael Ingoe retired 11/30/2019 from Wytheville Service Center, Wytheville, VA, after 39 years
Tracy Murray retired 10/1/2019 from Glade Spring Service Center, Glade Spring, VA, after 32 years
David Barger retired 9/7/2019 from Roanoke Service Building., Roanoke, VA, after 49 years
Brent Washburn retired 9/1/2019 from John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, after 28 years
West Virginia
Michael Dawson retired 9/4/2019 from Huntington Service Center, Huntington, WV, after 42 years
Donald Spradling retired 8/3/2019 from Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 30 years
Arthur Barker retired 9/1/2019 from Logan Service Center, Logan, WV, after 26 years
Daryl Swecker retired 8/13/2019 from Bluefield Service Center, Bluefield, WV, after 41 years
James Archer retired 11/30/2019 from Bluefield Service Center, Bluefield, WV, after 43 years
Jerry White retired 9/25/2019 from Ripley Office and Service Center, Ripley, WV, after 39 years
Danny Sanders retired 9/15/2019 from N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, after 40 years
Charles Mathews retired 11/1/2019 from Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 30 years
Debra Tygrett retired 10/1/2019 from APCO Headquarters, Charleston, WV, after 45 years
Peggy Wysong retired 10/1/2019 from St Albans Office and Service Center, St. Albans, WV, after 24 years
Robert Legg retired 9/20/2019 from Marmet Hydro, Marmet, WV, after 44 years
Dennis Harris retired 10/1/2019 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, after 45 years
Charles Moody retired 10/15/2019 from Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, after 18 years
Denise Otte retired 11/30/2019 from Wheeling Service Building, Wheeling, WV, after 30 years
Joseph Suchan retired 9/28/2019 from Moundsville Office and Service Center, Moundsville, WV, after 39 years
Billy Garnes retired 8/1/2019 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, after 33 years
John Davis retired 10/1/2019 from Pt Pleasant Office and Service Center, Pt. Pleasant, WV, after 41 years
Randy Young retired 11/3/2019 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, after 45 years
Charles Shrader retired 8/24/2019 from Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, after 38 years
David Derenberger retired 10/12/2019 from Pt Pleasant Office and Service Center, Pt. Pleasant, WV, after 34 years
Ricky Brewer retired 11/5/2019 from Williamson Service Center, Williamson, WV, after 24 years
Sanford Cunningham retired 10/1/2019 from Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 29 years
Bonnie McCord retired 11/1/2019 from N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, after 22 years
Mark Lineberry retired 11/21/2019 from Bluefield Service Center, Bluefield, WV, after 35 years
Gregory Atkins retired 11/5/2019 from Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 11 years
Peter Sutton retired 11/30/2019 from N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, after 11 years
The American Electric Power plant in Conesville might be closing May 31, but its legacy is targeted to live on.
Following current renovations at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum in Roscoe Village, a new exhibit focused on manufacturing in Coshocton is slated to be installed. This will date back to Coshocton’s time as a major player in the advertising art field to current industrial giants like McWane Ductile and Kraft-Heinz. The coal-fired plant that opened in 1957 will also have a significant spot.
Continue reading the story in the Coshocton Tribune…
Even as the American Electric Power plant in Conesville plans to shutdown at the end of May, a camaraderie and loyalty to the company among employees still exists.
This can be seen in several retirees who have returned to get the coal-fired plant that opened in 1957 through its waning days. As other employees get new jobs or move to new positions in AEP, the local facility still has to operate and hiring new employees or bringing in workers from other plants certainly isn’t feasible. Those moving to other positions in the company would have to stay if there wasn’t someone to take their place.
Continue reading the story in the Times-Reporter…
Arkansas
Dale Barnes, 58, Greenwood, Greenwood, AR, died 10/19/2019
Brenda James, 69, Nashville, Nashville, AR, died 8/13/2019
Billie McDonald, 81, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, died 10/13/2019
District of Columbia
Bruce Beam, 85, Governmental Affairs, Washington, DC, died 7/26/2019
Indiana
Russell Abel, 94, Muncie Office, Muncie, IN, died 9/2/2019
Steuben Cain, 92, Breed Plant, Fairbanks, IN, died 11/11/2019
Mark Cowans, 48, Dale Station, Dale, IN, died 10/13/2019
Linda Demorrow, 77, South Bend Office, South Bend, IN, died 10/22/2019
Wanda Housel, 86, Winchester Service Center, Winchester, IN, died 8/20/2019
John McHolland, 92, Muncie Service Center, Muncie, IN, died 8/5/2019
Maxine Peck, 93, One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 11/7/2019
Jr. Rynearson, 91, South Bend Office, South Bend, IN, died 8/15/2019
Alice Shoemaker, 96, Decatur Office, Decatur, IN, died 7/29/2019
Carl Titzer, 57, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 11/16/2019
Thomas Yurkovic, 100, One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 8/2/2019
Kentucky
James Boyer, 84, Ashland Office, Ashland, KY, died 9/27/2019
Kendrick Brashear, 91, Hazard Office, Hazard, KY, died 10/22/2019
William Frazier, 79, Ashland Office, Ashland, KY, died 11/26/2019
Simon Lunce, 73, Hazard Service Center, Hazard, KY, died 8/28/2019
John Turnley, 94, Pikeville Service Center, Pikeville, KY, died 9/17/2019
Louisiana
Derrick Ellis, 53, Shreveport Office, Shreveport, LA, died 9/30/2019
James Heard, 78, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/22/2019
Donsald Huckabee, 87, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/5/2019
Oscar McCarty, 89, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 9/16/2019
Sally Mebane, 80, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 10/7/2019
Melvin Morris, 87, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/7/2019
William Owsley, 94, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 7/26/2019
Max Salter, 84, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 8/27/2019
Edith Sloane, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/25/2019
Francine Smith, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/3/2019
Carl Stephens, 86, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 10/10/2019
Michigan
Bernard Clark, 58, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 8/6/2019
Stephen Fulton, 68, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/3/2019
Frank Granzotto, 93, Three Rivers Service Center, Three Rivers, MI, died 8/31/2019
Marie Jakubowski, 103, Three Rivers Service Center, Three Rivers, MI, died 12/3/2019
John Ripak, 81, Buchanan Nuclear Office, Buchanan, MI, died 10/19/2019
Leonard Shell, 92, Buchanan Office/Service Center, Buchanan, MI, died 7/20/2019
L Wallace, 85, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/21/2019
Michael Zantello, 57, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/21/2019
Missouri
Floyd Bowers, 72, AEP River Operations – Cape, Cape Girardeau, MO, died 9/8/2019
New York
Rita Malavasi, 104, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, died 10/26/2019
Ohio
Cordelia Armstrong, 94, Portsmouth Service Center, Portsmouth, OH, died 10/8/2019
Garnet Ayers, 90, Central Ohio Coal, Cumberland, OH, died 9/8/2019
Howard Ball, 85, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 11/20/2019
David Beresford, 79, Cardinal Plant, Brilliant, OH, died 8/25/2019
Cecil Brinager, 79, Athens Office & Service Center, Athens, OH, died 9/22/2019
Jerry Bruhn, 86, Portsmouth Service Center, Portsmouth, OH, died 8/3/2019
Oral Burton, 90, Lancaster Office Building, Lancaster, OH, died 11/30/2019
Richard Byron, 87, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/14/2019
David Cain, 90, 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 10/18/2019
David Callander, 69, Telecommunications, Groveport, OH, died 9/16/2019
Harriett Carter, 82, Columbus Region Office, Columbus, OH, died 9/1/2019
Robert Casto, 88, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 8/14/2019
Macklin Christy, 79, Chillicothe Service Center, Chillicothe, OH, died 11/23/2019
A Clark, 80, John E. Dolan Lab, Groveport, OH, died 7/25/2019
Bernice Cole, 69, 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 9/13/2019
Linda Cunningham, 80, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 10/4/2019
Jr. Daristotle, 87, Lancaster Office Building, Lancaster, OH, died 10/14/2019
David Dearth, 80, Chillicothe Office, Chillicothe, OH, died 8/14/2019
David Diamond, 81, 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 8/27/2019
Gerald Doyle, 74, Findlay Service Center, Findlay, OH, died 10/30/2019
William Drayton, 76, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/24/2019
Albert Drozda, 99, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 11/1/2019
Robert Fick, 91, Chillicothe Office, Chillicothe, OH, died 11/11/2019
Donald Fout, 74, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/3/2019
Susan Gibbons, 71, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 9/3/2019
Dana Gibson, 87, Cardinal Plant, Brilliant, OH, died 11/19/2019
Lionel Gilmore, 78, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/22/2019
James Hayes, 75, Chillicothe Station and Meter/T&D, Chillicothe, OH, died 8/18/2019
James Henderson, 73, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/9/2019
Randall Hevener, 64, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/13/2019
Marilyn Hughes, 89, Wellston Office & Service Center, Wellston, OH, died 11/5/2019
Raymond Humphrey, 77, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 10/2/2019
Earl Icard, 83, John E. Dolan Lab, Groveport, OH, died 9/8/2019
James Jauert, 74, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 8/22/2019
Christopher Jones, 48, Mound St Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 10/28/2019
Vergil Kelley, 89, Hillsboro Service Center, Hillsboro, OH, died 8/2/2019
Lawrence King, 86, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/12/2019
Barbara Kissler, 84, 825 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 8/10/2019
Thomas Leeth, 72, Fremont Service Center, Fremont, OH, died 11/20/2019
Tommie Lipson, 84, 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 11/15/2019
Robert McAllister, 90, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 9/30/2019
Lowell McCoy, 70, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 9/27/2019
Deborah McCutcheon, 64, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 9/18/2019
Virgil McKnight, 91, Athens Office & Service Center, Athens, OH, died 11/1/2019
George Moore, 90, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/1/2019
Gary Morris, 72, Columbus NW Service Center, Columbus, OH, died 8/17/2019
Richard North, 73, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 8/1/2019
Chad Orwig, 43, Delaware Service Center, Delaware, OH, died 10/22/2019
George Pabin, 70, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 10/23/2019
John Park, 69, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/22/2019
Betty Paul, 90, Canton Eastern RegionOffice, Canton, OH, died 11/1/2019
Patricia Poling, 83, 850 Tech Center Building, Gahanna, OH, died 9/13/2019
Robert Redd, 82, Minerva Annex, Columbus, OH, died 8/10/2019
Thomas Riley, 71, Minerva Annex, Columbus, OH, died 10/23/2019
Alice Samartgedes, 88, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 6/26/2019
Denzil Southall, 75, Socco-Meigs Mine, Albany, OH, died 8/16/2019
Bonnie Stickdorn, 95, Zanesville Office, Zanesville, OH, died 11/22/2019
Cyril Stickel, 94, Picway Plant, Lockbourne, OH, died 10/26/2019
Raymond Thomas, 87, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 7/23/2019
Charles Unger, 94, Canton Eastern Region Office, Canton, OH, died 9/13/2019
Harry Ward, 83, Gallipolis Service Center, Gallipolis, OH, died 9/8/2019
Charles Williams, 70, Arena Building, Columbus, OH, died 9/1/2019
Wayne Yeater, 75, Canton South Service Center, Canton, OH, died 7/25/2019
Oklahoma
Frank Harwick, 77, Mid Metro, Tulsa, OK, died 8/10/2019
Linda Hudson, 71, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 7/24/2019
Oren Kanada, 66, Okmulgee Operations, Okmulgee, OK, died 6/1/2019
Robin Lawson, 63, Southwestern Station, Washita, OK, died 11/10/2019
Elizabeth Letters, 96, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 7/25/2019
James Lewis, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/6/2019
Gary Long, 85, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 8/13/2019
William Magness, 78, Okmulgee Operations, Okmulgee, OK, died 9/23/2019
Judy Price, 75, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 8/25/2019
Harold Wadley, 74, Tulsa Square One, Tulsa, OK, died 10/11/2019
Susan Williams, 55, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/26/2019
Texas
Goldie Baker, 80, San Angelo Services, San Angelo, TX, died 11/18/2019
Charles Beken, 91, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/16/2019
T Bell, 70, Fort Phantom Power Plant, Abilene, TX, died 8/14/2019
RD Cave, 91, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 7/29/2019
Don Condron, 86, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/22/2019
Donald Derrick, 81, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 7/24/2019
Raymond Elledge, 75, Harlingen Area Office, Harlingen, TX, died 11/26/2019
James Gallaway, 85, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/9/2019
Elmo Garza, 61, Corpus Christi Service Center, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/29/2019
R Harrison, 83, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 8/19/2019
John Haynes, 79, CSW Center, Dallas, TX, died 8/20/2019
Thomas Hubble, 90, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/6/2019
Peggy Hurt, 81, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/27/2019
Julian Lopez, 95, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/7/2019
Lajuana Mills, 91, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/25/2019
James Mosley, 76, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/3/2019
Barbara Neie, 87, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 10/31/2019
Kenneth Odell, 88, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 8/9/2019
J Peiser, 89, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 10/27/2019
Arnold Rivas, 69, EleCenteric System Ops, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/7/2019
Anita Schulz, 62, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 9/13/2019
W Shelton, 82, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 7/29/2019
Beverly Speckels, 77, Ballinger, Ballinger, TX, died 9/15/2019
Wanda Stevens, 93, Home Office, Corpus Christi, TX, died 8/19/2019
Virginia
Fielden Anderson, 86, Galax Office & Service Center, Galax, VA, died 9/8/2019
John Blankenship, 87, Abingdon Service Center, Abingdon, VA, died 11/7/2019
Larry Bowers, 64, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 8/27/2019
Ray Eskew, 92, Abingdon Service Center, Abingdon, VA, died 10/6/2019
Garland Hackney, 90, Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, died 8/15/2019
Jr. Hardy, 100, Grundy Office & Service Center, Grundy, VA, died 10/21/2019
James Loving, 94, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 10/6/2019
James Maile, 86, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 8/21/2019
Kenneth Meadows, 61, Glen Lyn Plant, Glen Lyn, VA, died 10/7/2019
Gordon Parker, 75, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 9/15/2019
Glenn Reynolds, 89, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 11/5/2019
Lee Vaught, 85, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 11/10/2019
Sarah Wright, 56, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 9/22/2019
West Virginia
Nancy Bailey, 90, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 9/5/2019
Robert Bowman, 75, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/14/2019
Lynda Browning, 81, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 10/30/2019
Charles Burchett, 84, Williamson Service Center, Williamson, WV, died 8/26/2019
Lewis Burns, 81, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 9/22/2019
Gregory Casto, 68, Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, died 7/30/2019
Fred Ensminger, 91, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, died 9/8/2019
Frederick Garcia, 78, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/31/2019
Carl Gibson, 77, Bluefield Service Center, Bluefield, WV, died 11/10/2019
Cecil Gibson, 76, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 10/24/2019
Linda Hess, 72, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 9/29/2019
Kenneth Keatley, 92, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 9/26/2019
Max Knopp, 72, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 11/6/2019
Kenneth Landers, 77, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 7/20/2018
Richard McKinney, 89, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 10/9/2019
John Miller, 73, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 9/22/2019
Luther Mills, 96, Welch Service Center, Welch, WV, died 7/27/2019
Lenders Oxyer, 75, Milton Office & Service Center, Milton, WV, died 11/12/2019
Theodore Payne, 87, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 8/6/2019
Shirley Price, 80, Hurricane Call Center, Hurricane, WV, died 8/28/2019
Sharon Smith, 79, River Transportation Division, West Columbia, WV, died 7/25/2019
Darrell Stone, 73, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 11/17/2019
Roger Todd, 76, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 9/9/2019
James Walters, 65, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 8/10/2019
Ronald White, 77, N Charleston Service Center, Charleston, WV, died 10/7/2019
Arnold Yost, 96, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 8/17/2019
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| Simmerer had a concussion after hitting the roof of his garage. |
It was a fair November day four years ago when Brad Simmerer decided it was time to clean out the gutters on his two-story home north of Columbus.
Ridding his gutters of leaves was a task that Simmerer, network analyst lead for Telecommunications, completed many times before. He set up his 24-foot extension ladder, his wife serving as a spotter, and followed the rules of ladder safety – maintaining three points of contact, extending the ladder above the roofline, ensuring it was on stable, level ground.
Simmerer, who was 48 at the time, expected this to be a routine day of home maintenance.
After cleaning a few sections of gutter, Simmerer’s wife went inside to check on one of their children. Instead of waiting for her to come back, he decided to carry on without her spotting the ladder; after all, he had done this for years.
Simmerer doesn’t remember exactly what happened next, but he knows that as he was 20 feet in the air, the ladder slid out from under him. The crash came without warning, and it was unlike anything he expected. He did not fall sideways or backwards, as he always feared he might.
“I rode the ladder down,” he said. “I never thought the ladder would go out from under me.”
The ride down was not smooth, Simmerer crashed into the garage roof, bounced off and landed in the driveway.
Neighbors, who saw or heard the ladder fall, rushed to help.
“I thought I broke my shoulder. My back was also in a lot of pain,” Simmerer said. “I was hoping I wasn’t paralyzed. But then I could move my legs.”
An ambulance took him to a local hospital where doctors found that he had broken his left wrist and 10 ribs on his left side. There was also a large bump and cut on his head that led to a further diagnosis of a concussion.
“It put me out of work for six weeks,” he said, adding that it could have been much, much worse. “I got lucky.”
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| A neighbor made Simmerer this cookie as a ‘get well’ present. |
Recovery wasn’t easy. Brad had to sleep in a chair for almost a month because he couldn’t get in and out of bed due to his broken ribs. He said it was at least six months before he felt fully recovered.
Brad wants everyone at this time of year, when people take out their ladders to clean gutters and hang holiday decorations, to take a moment and think about safety.
“Don’t be complacent,” he said. “I had done it for years without incident. You can get to the point where you think it won’t happen to me – it did.”
Ladder Safety Tips
Always inspect ladder prior to use.
- Hold or secure ladder
- Do not rest rungs against a round surface
- Use three points of contact when climbing or descending.
- Face the ladder, one person at a time on a ladder
- No material in your hands
- Belt off to a secured ladder if both hands are required to perform the task.
- Do not lean off of ladder; keep the center line of your body inside the rails of the ladder and always face the ladder.
- Beware of line of fire or changes of force that could cause the employee or ladder to fall.
- Always use a hand-line or rope. Never throw objects off or up the ladder.
- When pulling on lines such as service conductors, cable or rope, use limited force to avoid losing your balance if the line breaks, slips, or other equipment failure occurs. This situation poses the highest risk of injury.
- If bees or wasps are present, step safely down from the ladder.
- When working from a ladder where your feet are 12 feet or greater above the ground or the ladder support surface, a chin strap should be worn to keep your hard hat in place. This will reduce the risk of head injury if a fall does occur.
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| More than 140 electric, water and natural gas utilities and their trade associations across the US and Canada are working together to raise awareness of common utility imposter scams. |
AEP has joined Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS), along with more than 140 electric, water and natural gas utilities and their trade associations across the United States and Canada to help raise awareness of common utility impostor scams.
| The Consumer’s Guide to Imposter Utility Scams is designed to help you better protect yourself, your neighbors and your loved ones from the harmful impacts of a utility impostor scam.
Please share this information with those in your community so that we can all work together to raise awareness of utility impostor scams — not just on Utility Scam Awareness Day, but all year long. Visit www.utilitiesunited.org for more information and tips about how you can protect yourself from scams. |
Utility Scam Awareness Week, Nov. 17-23, will focus on “It Happened to Me, Don’t Let it Happen to You.”
Scammers typically use three tactics – phone, in-person or online – to target the money, property and personal information of electric, natural gas and water utility customers. Some helpful information you will find in the guide includes:
Signs of potential scam activity:
- Threat to disconnect: Scammers may aggressively tell a customer his or her utility bill is past due and service will be disconnected if a payment is not made. Typically, the scammer will tell the customer that a disconnection will come within an hour.
- Demand for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct a customer to purchase a prepaid card. The scammer will ask the customer to return a call for immediate bill payment.
- Request for prepaid card: When the customer returns the scammer’s call, the scammer asks the customer for the number on the prepaid card. This allows the scammer to gain instant access to the card’s funds.
How customers can protect themselves:
- Customers should never purchase a prepaid card to avoid service disconnection or shutoff. Utility companies do not specify how customers should make a bill payment, and they always offer a variety of ways to pay a bill, including online, phone, automatic bank draft, mail or in-person payments.
- If someone threatens immediate disconnection or shutoff of service, customers should hang up the phone, delete the email or shut the door. Customers with delinquent accounts receive an advance disconnection notification, typically by mail and included with their regular monthly bill.
- If customers suspect a scammer, they should double check by calling their local utility and not the phone number the scammer provides. If customers ever feel that they are in physical danger, they should call 9-1-1.
Like countless Americans who have served their country in the military, Hector Lugo’s motivation to enlist was fueled by a sense of duty to the United States.
“I was in high school in 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis,” he said. “Seeing those events unfold made me determined to defend my country.”
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| Hector Lugo (far left) during U.S. Air Force training school. |
With the diplomatic stand-off fresh in his mind, Lugo joined the U.S. Air Force in 1982 and became a nuclear weapons specialist. His duties included inspecting, storing and repairing nuclear weapons, using attention to detail to keep the delicate materials safe and stable until they were needed. In 1988, he was honorably discharged at the rank of senior airman. Lugo served four years in active duty and two years in reserves.
Lugo applies the same skills he learned in the Air Force in his current role as a safety and health consultant based in Corpus Christi, Texas. He’s charged with developing policies that keep AEP’s Transmission Field Service employees in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas safe as they maintain and repair equipment that keeps electricity flowing to customers.
He joined AEP in 1990 after he came across a wanted ad for a protection and control technician in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and decided to apply. His tenure with AEP has included various positions that took him from Indiana, to northwestern Ohio where he grew up, and then to Texas.
The skills and work ethic that veterans like Lugo bring to the table are why AEP is going beyond job postings and making a concerted effort to reach out to active duty members.
AEP’s Military Sourcing Specialist, Jason Bormann, is making those connections, spending most of his time traveling to military installations, transition centers and National Guard and Reserve units sharing career options at AEP with top military talent.
Bormann knows first-hand the benefits of hiring those with a military background. He served 22 years in the U.S. Army, spending 15 months in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and earning a Bronze Star. He retired in 2018 as a first sergeant with duties in air and missile defense and recruiting on his resume.
“Veterans want meaningful work and will sink their teeth into it until the task is done correctly,” Bormann said. “Many of the technical skills learned in the military fit in well with jobs performed in utilities.”
Beyond having job opportunities well-suited for those who have served, AEP offers benefits geared specifically toward veterans and those actively serving. These include pay differential for employees in the Reserves or National Guard who are ordered to active duty in emergency situations, and paid time off to attend funeral services for a service member with whom an employee has served.
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| Jason Bormann (left) had many duties during his 22 year U.S. Army service, including a role as a drill sergeant. |
AEP’s Military Veteran Employee Resource Group, which promotes the roles and contributions of veterans and active-duty military employees within the company, is also in the process of developing a mentorship program to help military hires acclimate to their new careers.
Lugo shared he’s felt supported as a veteran by AEP throughout his career and has been empowered to use the talents he developed during his service in every role he’s played with the company.
“My time with the Air Force taught me to solve problems at the lowest level first and to not be intimidated by a challenge," Lugo said. "Which are lessons I’ve applied across my career."
The technical skills veterans possess are just one of the many qualities making them valued members of AEP’s nearly 18,000 employee workforce.
“Employees with a military background work well under pressure and are safety focused," Bormann said, "not to mention they’re the ultimate team players who are loyal and dedicated to their jobs."
While reflecting upon what being a veteran meant to him, Lugo demonstrated this sense of dedication and commitment to service that veterans embody in everything they do.
“During our enlistment, we put in long hours and faced tough conditions, but in doing that we made our families and loved ones safe,” Lugo said. “All of the sacrifices we made were worth it because we were serving our country.”
