AdvertisementTop Delinquent Mine Has Deadly LegacyNovember 13, 2014Anna Boiko-WeyrauchHoward BerkesRobert BenincasafacebookEmailRome Meade in his younger days relaxing at home after a shift working as an underground coal miner. Meade worked as a coal miner for 40 years until his death in 2009. (Courtesy of the Meade family)