The "Pacific Service" Roll of Honor
Heading the honor roll of "Pacific Service" are 64 names of
men whose long and faithful service to our company has been rewarded by their
honorable retirement with provision for their declining years under our company
pension system, which underwent complete revision last fall.
In the last three issues we presented the portraits
of twenty-seven men whose names are upon our company's pension role,
accompanied by their several service records. In doing this we were actuated by
a desire to make our readers acquainted with these men and their records and to
point out what is generally recognized in all up-to-date business enterprise,
namely, that long and faithful service shall have its rewards.
Opposite this will be found the fourth
installment of nine portraits of our company's pensioners arranged according to
terms of service.
These are:
John Toland. 78 years of age, having been born May 4, 1844. Entered the
service of the San Francisco Gas Company in May 1869, and retired on a pension
August 1, 1913, at which time he was employed in the San Francisco Division.
Peter McGee. 76 years of age, having
been born in 1846. Entered the service of the San Francisco Gas Light
Company in November 1873, and at the time of retiring on pension, October 1,
1914, he was in the San Francisco Division.
Michael Darmody, 77 years of
age, having been born in 1845. Entered
the service of the Pacific Gas Improvement Company, in the Gas Department, in
1885. Retired on a pension May 1, 1917, at which time he was in the Gas
Distribution Department of the San Francisco Division.
Martin Murphy. 57 years of age,
having been born in 1865. Entered the service of the San Francisco Gas
Light Company in 1885, retiring on a pension March 1, 1918, at which time he
was employed in the Gas Distribution Department of the San Francisco Division.
John C. Murphy. 70 years of age,
having been born June 28, 1852. Entered the service of
the San Francisco Gas Light Company in 1887. Retired on a pension May 1,
1917, at which time he was employed at the Potrero.
Timothy Lynch. 57 years of age,
having been born April 12, 1865. Entered the service
of the San Francisco Gas Light Company in November 1889. At the time of
retiring on a pension, April 1, 1918, he was employed in the San Francisco
Division.
John J. Murphy. 67 years of age having been born in
1855. Entered the service of the San Francisco Gas Company in 1890 and at the
time of retiring on a pension March 1, 1918 was employed in the Gas
Distribution Department of the San Francisco Division.
S. A. McCrary. 70 years of age,
having been born February 10, 1852. Entered the
service of the South Yuba Water Company in May 1890. At the time of
retiring on a pension, November 1, 1919, was ditch agent in the Placer
District.
W. E. Townsend. 71 years of age,
having been born May 18, 1851. Entered the services of the Central
Street Railway in August 1891, and at the time of retiring on a pension, May 1,
1917, was employed in the Sacramento Division.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: “Pacific Service Magazine, May
1922”, Pages 386-387. Published
Monthly by the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, CA. 1922.
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