Robert Alderman
Business Owner Career: He entered the carpet business by working for Weiss’ Carpet and Draperies. Then, in the 1960s, he […]
Military
Medical, Military, Public Service Professionals
Dr. John Short
Dr. John Short: Graduating from Butler University, I.U Medical Field, and Yale University, Dr. John Short was the first Black
Dr. Jon Smith
Dr. Jon Smith: Jon Smith graduated from Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College before moving to Richmond in 1947. He
Dr. William Grant Huffman
Dr. William Grant Huffman: William Grant Huffman graduated from both Oberlin College and Western Reserve College University and then received
Military, Public Service Professionals
Emmett Rice
Emmett Rice was a native of Richmond, born in 1924. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1942, and joined
Kate Deloney
Kate Deloney spent 21 years in the Army Reserve, being called to active duty in 1991 to support troops at
Harry Leavell
Tuskegee Airman / Firefighter / Psychologist / Activist / Earlham 1940s Birth: March 9, 1919 in Richmond, Indiana Died: May
Dick Reynolds
Birth: Unknown Death: Unknown While in the service, he became a laboratory medical technologist and his late-blooming interest in education
William “Bill” C. Perkins
Chemist / Military / Medical Technologist / Musician and Music Educator – Earlham Early 1960s Birth: September 2, 1938 in
Luther Hunter
Business Owner Birth: 9-28-21 Death: 6-27-05 Career as a Business Owner: In 1952, Luther opened his own business and bought