Lucille Palmer Byrd, who served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Stanislaus, Merced, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties (CA) Building and Construction Trades Council, retired in early January after many years of committed service to the Building Trades and to her local community.  Lucille was a pioneer in many respects, becoming one of a very few women to serve as an officer of a local building trades council.  In her case, she served as Secretary-Treasurer for 6 years.  

For over 25 years, Lucille has been a member of Cement Masons Local 300, and was a Business Agent for that Local for 8 years.  Perhaps her most enduring legacy are all the lives she touched through her work for over 15 years as an instructor and in other various positions associated with the Cement Masons apprenticeship program.

“Lucille Palmer Byrd is the embodiment of what America’s Building Trades Unions stand for today,” said Mark Ayers, President of the Building and Construction Trades Department.  “Her career should be celebrated as an enduring testament to the opportunities that our movement has to offer, and the quality of leaders that we produce.  She will be missed, but not forgotten.”