The Wayne County Museum has a fund raiser each year called "Tales of the Departed" and it is held at Earlham Cemetery. Our very own Harold Simpson and John Kelley have participated in this event for a couple of years now. This year Harold portrayed Mayor William Zimmerman and John Kelley portrayed Isaac A Gorman, who was the Wayne County Sheriff and Superintendent of Police for Mayor Zimmerman. They brought their program to Rotary for a presentation of the characters they portrayed. The two men told of a time when Richmond had a large number of factory jobs and was a growing town. The two worked together to "keep the city clean" and they were well know for their good work. Mayor Zimmerman was instrumental in establishing Richmond Power & Light, as well as the Richmond Gas Company. It was a very interesting program and John & Harold both knew the history of their characters very well.
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