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Life Membership Roll

Life membership is awarded by the CEUDA National Board of Directors in recognition and honour of members of CEUDA whose personal efforts on behalf of the union membership during their years of service have rightfully earned them the highest award attainable within the Union, that of Life Member.

CEUDA Life Members
Al Fagan (In memoriam) Niagara Falls District Branch December 2, 1985	André Doyon Montreal District Branch October 2, 1990
Ron Harris (In memoriam) Windsor District Branch December 2, 1985	Isadore (Binky) Harris Toronto District Branch April 12, 1991
André Gougeon Montreal District Branch November 3, 1986	Mansel Legacy Northern Ontario District Branch October 7, 1992
Jacques Boucher Montreal District Branch October 20, 1987	Al Francis Manitoba N/W Ontario Dist. Br. October 9, 1993
Claude Chartrand Montreal District Branch October 2, 1990	Fred Whelan Nfld. and Labrador Dist. Branch April 9, 1995
Donald Montgomery Vancouver and District Branch October 2, 1990	Sheila Dunnachie Vancouver and District Branch October 7, 1997
Garth Brewer New Brunswick District Branch October 18, 2003

Life Membership Application
A P P L I C A T I O N

Life Membership Application Regulations

1.	Life Membership may be awarded to any Member of Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise.
2.	The person nominated for Life Membership shall have made an outstanding contribution to Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise at any or all levels of the organization.
3.	i.	The person nominated must have made an outstanding contribution for a period of not less than eight years - not necessarily consecutive. It is possible, however, to consider an award for a single outstanding performance, if it was something of exemplary value to the organization. The outstanding contribution must be clearly explained in respect to, nature of contribution efforts expended, obstacles encountered and benefits realized.
	ii.	Any Member may make application supported by two signatures of other Members in good standing. All other criteria apply.
4.	All applications for Life Membership shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Honours and Awards, made up of three or more, members of the Board of Directors appointed by the National President. This Standing Committee is to review all applications and make appropriate recommendations to the Board. The Committee will recommend by consensus decision, that the application go forward to the Board or that the application not go forward to the Board for voting. Where an application is not recommended to go forward to the Board for voting the application may be presented by the Nominator to the Board, but only after being voted on by the Committee, for their deliberation.
5.	All decisions on awarding Life Membership in Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors assembled in regular meeting and voting will be carried out by secret ballot.
6.	The Board of Directors shall not award more than three Life Memberships per calendar year.
7.	Nomination for Life Membership may be made by Branches or any Member of the Board of Directors. Where it is a Branch nomination include a copy of the Branch minutes or copy of the resolution/motion with the application.
8.	The total number of Life Members shall not exceed thirty living members.