SAN FRANCISCO – Jack Balestreri was 17 years old when he got a job helping build the Golden Gate Bridge. He had hoped to make it to the span's 75th anniversary next month. But Balestreri -- believed to be the last surviving bridge worker -- died of natural causes at his San Francisco home on April 21, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday. He was 95. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/27/california-man-who-may-be-last-golden-gate-bridge-worker-dies/#ixzz1tHuiAXec. All those involved in the construction of the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE were great people who designed and built a marvelous work of art. When I am in San Francisco and the Bridge comes into view, I never tire of it. Even if the day should come when the Bridge is no longer needed, it should be preserved, as are all great works of art.