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Fire claims the life of a retired BLET member and his three granddaughters - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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A tragic house fire has claimed the life of retired BLET member Walter Palmer and his three granddaughters, ages 16, 10 and 8. Palmer was their primary caregiver after their mother died of cancer. The 71-year-old Palmer was a retired member of BLET Division 582 in Chicago, and he is survived by his son, Jason Palmer, a CSX locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 100 in Danville, Ill. Firefighters responded to the blaze in Crete, Ill., a …
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blet.org broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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