C.A.R.E Fountain Hills: Victoria Bertone, 2012 Legacy Winner Victoria Bertone and her Fountain Hills C.A.R.E. organization were named the third recipient of the Legacy Award. C.A.R.E., an acronym for the Crisis Activated Response Effort, can best be described as “Second Responders”, following the first response by the fire department, Sheriff’s Office or the Arizona Department […]
Greening of Downtown: Jenny Willigrod & Jerry Butler, 2013 Legacy Award Winners Downtown Greening Project co-chairs Jenny Willigrod and Jerry Butler are the recipients of the fourth annual Legacy Award. The Downtown Greening Project was conceived as a part of the Swaback Partners Downtown Development Plan. Since forming, the committee has placed 140 trees in […]
Lynn Truby, 2013 Inductee Lynn Truby took a music program that was in complete disarray and transformed it into award-winning music groups for symphonic band, marching band, choir, jazz band, band fronts (Guard) and male group vocals. A faculty member in FHUSD for 14 years, she has been the Fountain Hills High School’s Music Director […]
John Smith, 2013 Inductee Smith was born in May 1906 and was an enrolled member of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. John spent all of his life with his wife, Lula Burns Smith, and their five children. He began working at a very young age and worked as a laborer with the City of Phoenix […]
Ron Lemon, 2013 Inductee, 1976 -2007 An award-winning lead mechanic for a major airline for 30 years, and a resident of Fountain Hills since 1987, it was Ron Lemon’s extracurricular activities that earned him a place in this Hall of Fame. While still working full-time for the airline, he volunteered as a reservist for the […]
Linda Hefter, 2013 Inductee A 20-year resident, Linda began her service to the Rio Verde area as a contributor to the community newsletter, the Roadrunner. In 2009 she became editor and significantly upgraded the appearance, variety and information included in the publication. She has been a volunteer docent at the Heard Museum since 1997 where […]
Walt Franklin, 2013 Inductee An active community member in Fountain Hills’ formative years, Walt Franklin was most instrumental in the design, building and funding of the Fountain Hills Community Center. He was founder and chairman of the Community Center Action Committee. He served as president of the Fountain Hills Civic Association from 1993 to 1996. […]
Carol Coates, 2013 Inductee The cultural arts in Fountain Hills have been greatly impacted by the efforts of Carol Coates. As chairperson of the In-Home Concerts for over 20 years, she continually attracts quality jazz and classical performers and arranges for the homes, food and hostesses. She served many years on the board of directors […]
Jean Boatman, 2013 Inductee  An outstanding teacher, Jean Boatman received her Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan. She was a senior Fulbright scholar lecturer at Yerevan University in Soviet Armenia.She came to the Fountain Hills School District in 1990 as Coordinator of Gifted Education. – teaching gifted children in all three schools. She initiated an […]
Nita Blose, 2013 Inductee Nita Blose moved to Fountain Hills in 1990 from Georgetown, Texas and looked into the Girl Scout program for her daughter. She loved what they stood for and became a troop leader and later neighborhood manager. Years later, she is still actively involved with our Town’s Girl Scout program as troop […]