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Thank You From Ronnie Carver On Behalf of the family of SPC. Mathew Gibbs

SPC. Mathew Gibbs of the 648th Engineering Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard was killed in Iraq on August 03, 2005. He was one of three soldiers killed by a car bomb detonated near his armored personnel carrier in Baghdad. The 21 year old soldier was the son-in-law of Ronnie Carver of UAW Local 2188 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Ronnie is the Maximo System Administrator for the Fitzgerald Site and was attending the UAW Region 8 Skilled Trades Conference when word came of their loss. Ronnie left the conference and headed home. The Region 8 members at the conference took up a collection for the family of this brave member of our military. Ronnie Carver would like to pass on along these sentiments to his UAW brothers and sisters.

"Just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the Brothers & Sisters that attended the Skilled Trades Conf. for their kindness, thoughts and prayers for my family during our loss. Mathew was a very special man and leaves a very big void in our lives. But it is a great comfort to us to know that the solidarity of the UAW extends far beyond the workplace. Our THANKS TO ALL OF YOU, EACH AND EVERYONE! I wish I knew how to contact each Local that was represented at the Conf. to thank them individually but I don't all of them. If it is possible to pass this along to them I would be in your debt."

Ronnie Carver
Capacity Assurance Coordinator
Maximo System Administrator
Delphi AHG - Fitzgerald Battery Operations