Officers & Staff

As many of you know, the commission and its dream of the John L. Lewis Memorial Museum of Mining & Labor began at Kathryn Dixson’s dining room table in February 1986. From that day on, she worked tirelessly as president, vice president, treasurer and curator.

In 2005, Kathryn suffered a stroke and was not able to volunteer as she had previously. That did not stop her from being a part of the commission and museum. She still found way to help out. In 2006, the commission honored Kathryn with a “Lifetime Membership Plaque and Card”. On January 23rd 2010, Kathryn passed away.

She was a valuable asset to the commission and museum and has been and will continue to be missed by all. She once said, “My dream of the museum was never as wonderful, as the museum, in reality has become.