Record attendance of over 180 for the October Coffee
Call at the Alabama Veterans Museum which was sponsored by
Mayor Dan Williams. Dan Williams has been the mayor of
Athens for 18 years and is running for the House of
Representatives (Republican).
Guest at the coffee this month were
Katherine Lockwood, niece of museum volunteer Ralph Green.
Katie is currently in the United States Navy as a
Electronics Technician in Charleston, South Carolina.
Another special guest was introduced by
Representative Henry White, John F. Knight Alabama State
Representative. Rep, Knight was impressed with the work of
the mostly volunteer museum and pledged $25,000 to the
museum for the building fund.
Knight was awarded the Silver Star for
battlefield valor as an Army sergeant in the Vietnam War.
Representative John Knight
is the Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Alabama State
University elected in 1993.
Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Montgomery County
Democratic Conference.
Also pictured in the photo gallery is James
Croley Smith with his wife, and daughter Mary Ann Gordon,
grandson Erik Gordon and great-grandson Raylan Gordon.
