Fidel Sanchez-Flores participated in a union contract meeting last month at the Minneapolis Labor Center. Photo courtesy of SEIU Local 26

The 52-year-old was clearing away ice and snow when he crashed through the Plexiglas roof of the center\'s Crystal Court and fell about three stories to his death, media and police reported.

Local 26 said Sanchez-Flores had begun working for Columbia Building Services last spring and had become active in the union. Last month, he participated in a convention of window cleaners and security officers to set goals for contract negotiations.

The union has set up a fund to help the Sanchez-Flores family. Donations may be sent to:

The Family of Fidel Sanchez-Flores Memorial Fund
c/o Union Bank & Trust
312 Central Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Union members also will remember their fallen brother at a membership meeting Saturday.