Parma Honoring Veterans Of World War II
Howard Reeve Jr., 96, saw our invitation and he and his wife, Darlynn, dropped in to say hello to Mayor DeGeeter.
A special invitation from the City of Parma … We are looking to honor our Parma veterans of World War II and so we’re on the lookout now to locate them. If you served in World War II or know someone who did, please let us know! We appreciate your service and want to honor you for it.
We are planning a special ceremony at an upcoming City Council meeting to honor the remaining Parma members of what Tom Brokaw called The Greatest Generation. The idea was introduced by Parma resident and council-meeting regular Ken Elhert, who suggested that a World War II vet would be very deserving of special recognition. Maybe a Citizen of the Month, he suggested. Ken is a former Citizen of the Month honoree himself.
Mayor Tim DeGeeter agreed with Ken’s idea and took that a step further, suggesting that we find as many as we can, and honor them all. So in September, we hope to have located as many WWII veterans as possible and to bring as many as possible who can make it to our meeting to be honored. We hope that those who are not able to make it to the meeting themselves will be represented by a family member or loved one.
We are collecting contact information for veterans who qualify for this special honor. If you know someone who does and would like to participate, please call us at 440-885-8181 to let us know who they are. We’ll take it from there.
Jeannie Roberts
Communications Director for the City of Parma