Federal mediator David Thorley dies

Wayne County native David S. Thorley, 74, of Silver Lake, a federal mediator for nearly a quarter of a century, died Monday from multiple myeloma, a disease he fought nearly 11 years.

He had mediated disputes between the Beacon Journal management and The Newspaper Guild's then-Akron chapter.

Mr. Thorley worked as a machinist at Akron Brass and in 1964 became president of the International Association of Machinists Local 1581. By 1968, he was a staff representative for the International Association of Machinists and was hired as a mediator by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in 1975.

Click on the headline for Jim Carney's story about Mr. Thorley.