Mr. Dennis Garrison - Third President of Local 1858

Mr. Dennis Garrison was a retired federal employee. He was a charter member of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1858 which was chartered at Redstone Arsenal in 1958. He was the third President of Local 1858 and then in the late 1980s he again served (two terms) as Local 1858 President. In the mid 1960s, Mr. Garrison became the first AFGE National Vice President for the Fifth District. He went on and became the AFGE National Executive Vice President and the AFGE National President in the mid 1970s. Mr. Garrison remained active in the Union throughout his life and served as an inspiration to all who knew him. Mr. Dennis Garrison passed away on June 9, 2006, at Huntsville Hospital. He was 87. Mr. Garrison was a native of Moulton, Alabama, and he was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Garrison leaves behind his wife, Eleanor, two children – Carl Garrison of Houston, Texas, and Billy Garrison of Atlanta, Georgia, four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.