In passing

Jack Brisbane, longshoreman, 103

Charleston, S.C. Jack Brisbane, a longshoreman who worked on the Charleston docks for 72 years, died Wednesday. He was 103.

Brisbane was one of the oldest working longshoremen in the country before he retired seven years ago. When he began working on Charleston’s wharves in 1925, he made 35 cents an hour.

During a 1992 interview with The (Charleston) Post and Courier, Brisbane talked about seeing men crushed by falling crates and seeking shelter under a dock when a tornado ripped through the city in 1938.

Even as Brisbane neared retirement in 1997, he stayed active in the ILA, taking part in protests against nonunion dockworkers.

Bruce Palmer, Buffalo Springfield bassist, 58

Belleville, Ontario Bruce Palmer, bass guitarist for 1960s folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, died Oct. 1. He was 58.

Palmer, whose unique bass playing became linked with the identity of the group, died of a heart attack, said music publicist Liese Rugo.

Buffalo Springfield was primarily known for its 1967 hit “For What It’s Worth,” and broke up after two years. However, band members including Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin and Richie Furay went on to acclaim and commercial success.

Later Palmer became a part of the Mynah Birds, a Canadian group whose lead singer was the late funk musician Rick James.

Joseph T. Zoline, ski resort developer, 92

Beverly Hills, Calif. Joseph T. Zoline, an attorney and businessman who founded the Telluride ski resort in Colorado and turned the mining town into one of the Rockies’ premier vacation spots, died Sept. 23. He was 92.

Zoline died at home from a long illness, his daughter Pamela Lifton-Zoline said.

Zoline was a recreational skier who lived part time on a ranch in Aspen when a friend mentioned Telluride during a flight from Aspen in 1969.

Zoline planned and managed practically every part of the ski operation, including the runs, lifts and the Telluride Lodge, which had about 70 condominiums.