Saturday, April 28, 2012

Jack balestreri

  • SAN FRANCISCO -- Jack Balestreri was 17 when he got a job helping build the Golden Gate Bridge. He had hoped to make it to the spans 75th anniversary next month.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Jack Balestreri was one of the quiet people who built San Francisco. He was born and raised in the city, sold newspapers on street corners, worked hard all his life. When he died last week, he left a legacy.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Balestreri was 17 years old when he got a job helping build the Golden Gate Bridge. He had hoped to make it to the spans 75th anniversary next month.
  • (Record)
  • He died just a week before the death of another of the original bridge workers, Jack Balestreri, of San Francisco. Mr. Balestreri, who was 95, is believed to have been the last survivor among the original workers who helped build the span.
  • (Marin Independent Journal)
  • The last known member of the crew that built the Golden Gate Bridge has died. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 95-year-old Jack Balestreri passed away Saturday at his home in San Francisco. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
  • (KQED)
  • The last known member of the crew that built the Golden Gate Bridge has died. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 95-year-old Jack Balestreri passed away Saturday at his home in San Francisco.
  • (KQED)

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