The Last Surviving Ironworker

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  • Опубліковано 16 чер 2020
  • Lou Lessard is the last surviving ironworker from the June 17, 1958 collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver. Lou and others reflect on this harrowing disaster in new and archival footage. Credit to Ironworkers Local 97 on production of this video. "Mourn for the dead, fight for the living."
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  • @carolind6264
    @carolind6264 3 роки тому +16

    These guys were absolute legends. I’m so glad they renamed the bridge in honour of them.

  • @billyturner2094
    @billyturner2094 2 роки тому +4

    i was in the Operating Engineers for 38 years and 8 months. These guys were my favorite to work with, along with the rodbusters 416. I have been retired since 2017 and I miss the guys....especially this group. What a tribute to these men. RIP to all

  • @surgicalshooter911
    @surgicalshooter911 2 роки тому +8

    God bless the fearless Ironworker, for he erected this world from the ground up with spud and beater in hand.
    Respect from Local 709 Ironworkers Savannah Georgia 🇺🇸😉👍

    • @uberkloden
      @uberkloden 2 роки тому

      Actually carpenters first and last

  • @violinhunter2
    @violinhunter2 3 роки тому +5

    RIP!!!! I remember a project we were involved with: The owner insisted that the footings be twice as strong as the building code called for. Better safe than sorry. Some sayings never go out of style. A stitch in time saves nine.

  • @matthewperis7418
    @matthewperis7418 2 роки тому +6

    Respect to these men I worked on a site I rode across this bridge countless amounts of time never truly knowing what happened to why it was call iron worker memorial Bridge RIP from a fellow iron worker

  • @samc8272
    @samc8272 2 роки тому

    R.I.P. fellow Brother Ironworkers From Ironworkers Local 22 Indianapolis, Indiana

  • @bradr1913
    @bradr1913 3 роки тому +6

    Way to go Canada honor your workers.

  • @kuzineddy2989
    @kuzineddy2989 2 роки тому +1

    Respect.

  • @jmeyer3rn
    @jmeyer3rn 2 роки тому

    Just watched film of Empire State Building. Ironworkers = LEGEND. Kudos all.🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦

  • @jamiequeen4689
    @jamiequeen4689 3 роки тому +2

    My hips is gone but I miss my brothers the comrades sorry for the loss of life but I'm ready to give these new hips a try I can't see a better way to go than being with your brothers my family knows the risks but the brothers I work with and am lucky enough for Jesus to let us to still be and enjoy our broke up self is awesome will be Glad to me my falling brothers one day in Heaven

  • @nathanfankhanel
    @nathanfankhanel 2 роки тому +1

    Makes me proud to be an Ironworker!

  • @kevinmcleish6719
    @kevinmcleish6719 2 роки тому

    God bless all the iron workers that builder new york city and america!!!

  • @steveanthony4695
    @steveanthony4695 3 роки тому +4

    Great lives lost at the hands of greed.

    • @darrinrentruc6614
      @darrinrentruc6614 3 роки тому +6

      It was an accident, Had nothing to do with greed.

    • @steveanthony4695
      @steveanthony4695 3 роки тому +1

      @@darrinrentruc6614 every accident can be attributed to greed.. safety first

  • @bidensucsbigdickskalmadrin6877
    @bidensucsbigdickskalmadrin6877 2 роки тому

    bummer

  • @ianosborne188
    @ianosborne188 2 роки тому

    🙏Men At Work 🙏

  • @amarco5057
    @amarco5057 2 роки тому

    Some kind of building veterans!

  • @siyabongasibusiso3467
    @siyabongasibusiso3467 3 роки тому

    🛑

  • @jamiequeen4689
    @jamiequeen4689 3 роки тому

    I'm an Iron worker no doubt

  • @mindofmahoney-p6260
    @mindofmahoney-p6260 10 місяців тому

    How is he the LAST ? ..... Aren't there iron workers Still 👀🤔

    • @arvidkristiansen9434
      @arvidkristiansen9434 27 днів тому

      Yes still IW,s but Lou is the last survieor who was on the bridge when it collapsed. I was fortunate to work and be trained by lots of the crew.

  • @sonnydlight602
    @sonnydlight602 3 роки тому +4

    The native Americans built America lol we will teach these white boyz how to iron work