are ▁and ▁Ret irement ▁Fund . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁super vision , ▁the ▁fund ▁created ▁ten ▁union - oper ated ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁coal ▁min ing ▁regions ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁His ▁two - de cade ▁ten ure ▁with ▁this ▁program ▁brought ▁him ▁recognition ▁and ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁medical ▁community . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁this ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁U MW ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁but ▁continued ▁with ▁the ▁union ▁as ▁the ▁special ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁U MW ▁Department ▁of ▁Occ up ational ▁Health ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁many ▁professional ▁organizations ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁He ▁lect ured ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁medical ▁schools , ▁author ed ▁ 6 1 ▁articles ▁on ▁public ▁health ▁and ▁prevent ive ▁medicine , ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁several ▁books ▁and ▁pam ph lets . ▁ ▁His ▁human ity , ▁humor , ▁comp ass ion ▁and ▁warm th ▁of ▁character ▁are ▁evident ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁knew ▁him . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁Dra per ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Burg ess ▁Dra per ▁( May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9