Longtime Tri-County COPE chair Bill Grooms died peacefully in his home on Sunday. Calling it "a terrible loss," Metro Washington Council Political Director David Dzidzienyo said that "Bill will be greatly missed by his family and the labor movement." Stay tuned for details on the funeral and plans by TriCounty COPE to honor Grooms.
photo: Grooms (right) with Metro Washington Council president Jos Williams and MWC Assistant Political Coordinator Alya Solomon at the 2012 Evening with Labor; photo by Bill Burke/Page One
photo: Grooms (right) with Metro Washington Council president Jos Williams and MWC Assistant Political Coordinator Alya Solomon at the 2012 Evening with Labor; photo by Bill Burke/Page One