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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President Paul Sorrow recently submitted a letter to the union stating he plans to retire on July 1. Sorrow, 63, had become the BLET’s 22nd top executive in November 2009.

Late last year, he served as acting national president for about one month after former BLET National President Edward Rodzwicz took a leave of absence to deal with a U.S. Justice Department bribery charge. Rodzwicz later resigned and retired.

Sorrow previously served the BLET as first vice president, vice president, chairman of the Seaboard Coast Line and CSX general committees of adjustment, vice general chairman and local chairman.

“Of the 45 years Paul Sorrow spent working in the railroad industry, 38 have been in dedicated service to the brotherhood,” said BLET First Vice President Dennis Pierce in a prepared statement. “He has always put the brotherhood first throughout his life and he has earned the right to enjoy time with his family and loved ones.”