--- title: Union retirement celebration planned to honor IBEW Brother Lavin description: To honor Brother Lavin, IBEW Local 47 has turned to BMA Media to produce a union event that celebrates the impact he has had on the industry and the IBEW. image: https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/ibew.jpg --- [![LaborTools logo](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/labor-tools-logo-white.png?width=1251&height=244&name=labor-tools-logo-white.png "LaborTools logo")](https://www.labortools.com) ![ibew](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ibew.jpg?width=1009&name=ibew.jpg "ibew") September 2, 2021 # Union retirement celebration planned to honor IBEW Brother Lavin ![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/LaborTools%20Eighteen/_assets/images/headshots/LT_Headshot-5766-Laura-reduced.jpg) by [Laura Ziemianski](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/author/laura-ziemianski) An opportunity to retire comes along once in a lifetime. For [IBEW ](http://www.ibew.org/)Brother Patrick Lavin, that auspicious occasion was March 31, 2021.   Brother Lavin started with IBEW Local 9 Chicago in 1966. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1969 and served on active duty until 1972, remaining a dues paying member of Local 9 throughout. After working as a lineman, he was elected Business Manager of Local 47 in 1999. For the last 19 years, he has also served as the Seventh District Representative on the IBEW International Executive Council. BMA Media has been honored to work with Lavin on various projects and special events for more than 15 years, including events held during three IBEW International Conventions.   Lavin’s career and legacy continues to impact the IBEW, as his son Colin was appointed by the Local 47 Executive Board to replace him as Business Manager.  To honor Brother Lavin, IBEW Local 47 has turned to BMA Media to produce a union event that celebrates the impact he has had on the industry and the IBEW.  BMA Media is proud to announce this partnership and the multiple facets of union-production that will go into the October 2021 event. BMA Media will solicit advertisements and sponsorship for an in-house written and produced tribute book that chronicles Brother Lavin’s career, as well as organize and execute a top-of-the-line celebration that properly honors his dedication to the IBEW and the electrical industry. BMA is excited and proud to be a part of this important event celebrating IBEW Brother Patrick Lavin. Are you interested in having an upcoming celebration union-produced by BMA Media Group? Find out how having your event produced by an experienced union company can benefit your union organization. [Click here to find out more about our experience with anniversary and celebratory union events. ](https://www.labortools.com/services/events/history)  [![Learn More about BMA Media's Event Services](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/383205/9147800d-bc4c-4001-a9dd-5b8578bdafb2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/383205/9147800d-bc4c-4001-a9dd-5b8578bdafb2) --- **LaborTools powered by BMA Media Group is used to help strengthen our union client’s organizations. From working with unions from the local level to the international, with training funds and labor management partnerships, as well as other labor organizations, BMA has experience with organizations of all sizes. 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BMA Media Group is a Union Building Trades Contractor, signatory with[ International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers](http://www.ibew.org/) Union Local 673 and [International Union of Painters and Allied Trades](https://www.iupat.org/) DC 6 / Sign Display and Allied Trades Local 639. BMA Media Group is also signatory with [AFTRA ](https://www.sagaftra.org/)and an affiliate contractor of the Cleveland Chapter of [NECA](https://www.necanet.org/). 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