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Gene: I was curious about your brother B.L. Arnold. Sounds like he was railroad man as well. Was he killed in an railroad accident? Thanks.
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Mike Weeks, LCSW, LCAS
M1, Brody School of Medicine 2013
MSW, UNC at Charlotte 2003
BS Acct, UNC at Charlotte 1989
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I was 16  and lived in Bluefield when that happened. I remember the wreck cars being called out, my brother T. C. Arnold Jr. was one of the brakeman. It was passed around that Mr. Willard( a very much respected engineer on the Poky Division) was dead at the throttle from a heart attack  when rounding the curve. My brother, B. L. Arnold was killed June 6, 1956 at Arista Mountain. The blue light at the call office was lit for both accessions. Sorry Gentlemen, I intended to say "occasions". Being from W.Va. I was only required to take one foreign language, and that was English. As you can see, I still have my problems.
Gene Arnold
Gloucester, Va.