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141. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., 65-year-old "chairman of United Missouri Bank and president of the American Royal Association," donating and raising funds to build the new American Royal facility...
142. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of William Howie, "president of Kansas City P. M., the local Jiffy Lube franchise," opening his first such store in 1985.
143. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of David Stanley, "chairman and CEO of Payless Cashways Inc." and a civic activist involved in "help[ing] schools turn out employable graduates; education reform; school desegregation; neighborhood...
144. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Bob Wolff, 59-year-old founder and chairman of "Gear for Sports/Winning Ways," a Lenexa-based "designer and manufacturer of logo sportswear" established about 1974.
145. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of Reverend Robert Meneilly, founder of "the Village Presbyterian Church" in Prairie Village, Kansas, in 1947, retiring in 1994 at the age of 69. Review of his career,...
146. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of Reverend Thomas Savage, 44-year-old "president of Rockhurst College" and a Jesuit priest. Former architecture student becoming a civic activist and later co-chairman...
147. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical sketch of William Dunn, Sr., "the chairman of J. E. Dunn Construction Company" and frequent chairman of United Way charity programs and homelessness task forces, "including the Don...
148. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Paul Henson, retiring "as chairman of Sprint Corp. [formerly United Telecom]" in 1990, taking over as chairman of Kansas City Southern Industries following the death of William Deramus...
149. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of the still-active 80-year-old Elbert C. Cole, describing his career starting in 1972 as minister at the Central United Methodist Church and becoming founder of "the first Shepherd's Center...
150. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of Buck O'Neil, "former first baseman and manager of the Kansas City Monarchs" and black "chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and scout for the Kansas City...
151. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II, mayor of Kansas City, discussing positive and negative opinions of several of his civic involvements, such as the Brush Creek corridor, the unrealized projects...
152. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Reverend J. Earl Cavanaugh, minister at the Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral church and "chaplain at Bishop Spencer Place, a retirement home near Westport," describing his projects...
153. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of James Stowers, Jr., or Jim Stowers, Jr., "founder of Twentieth Century Companies" (a prominent local mutual funds company) and financier of "the Stowers Institute for Medical Research,... Capitalists & financiers;
154. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Rafaela "Lali" Garcia, or Lali Garcia, "a driving force behind the Guadalupe Center, which offers Hispanics educational and social services," growing up in "the Armourdale district of...
155. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Shirley Helzberg and her husband Barnett Helzberg, owners of Helzberg Diamonds in Kansas City and founders of "the Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Foundation, which supports endeavors in...
156. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Adele Hall, an award-winning charity organizer (including the 1990 Kansas Citian of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce), especially with children, born about 1931 and becoming...
157. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of David Kemper, "41-year-old chairman and CEO of Commerce" Bancshares, awarded "the 'best banking company' honors" for "the last two years by 'U. S. Banker' magazine."...
158. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of Cynthia Levin, "the Unicorn Theatre's producing artistic director" since about 1978, born about 1954 and "[g]rowing up in an arts-loving family in Washington, D. C.,...
159. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and biographical description of Cheryl Harris, 47-year-old co-founder of Cradles and Crayons, "a day-care center for children with special needs" and co-founder of "the newborn intensive care unit...
160. Local Heroes Local Heroes Photo and bio of Rabbi Michael Zedek, 46-year-old rabbi of the Temple B'nai Jehudah and co-chairman of "a task force for Kansas City's Project Harmony."