Phil Rodakis, 2015 Legacy Winner Phil Rodakis, owner of Phil’s Filling Station restaurant is the 2015 Legacy Award Winner. Phil moved to the community in 1994. He had managed a Red Robin restaurant at Los Arcos Mall in Scottsdale and opened another on Shea Boulevard, east of the 101. But his dream was to have […]
Jay Schlum, 2015 Inductee When he moved with his family to Fountain Hills from Michigan in 1977, he was just 12 years old. He attended Coronado High School where he participated in track and field, the Advanced Choral Ensemble and theater. He attended Scottsdale Community College and studied real estate and computers. He transferred to […]
Carol Scheuning, 2015 Inductee This active resident has lived in Rio Verde for 17 years after retiring as a certified teacher of elementary and junior high school students. She has served two terms on the Rio Verde Community Association board of directors. She has served on three association committees including communications, government relations and center […]
John Rosenquist, 2015 Inductee Mr. Rosenquist has committed far more time and effort to our community than most of us can imagine,†his nominator said. He has served on many boards and numerous committees over the past 20 years.He moved to Fountain Hills in 1991 with his wife, Carolyn. After graduating from the University of […]
Barbara Patterson-Whitehead, 2015 Inductee Barbara has many loves and passions and we who live in Fountain Hills have benefited from them,†wrote the person who nominated her. A former resident of Michigan, she was graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit with a Masters degree in English Literature. She moved to Fountain Hills in 1998.She […]
Virginia Mott Begay, 2015 Inductee Mott Begay was elected to the tribal council in 1973, but it was her effort as one of Fort McDowell’s most active fighters against the government’s proposed Orme Dam that resulted in her election to the hall of fame.The dam threatened her tribe’s existence with forced relocation and loss of […]
Bruce Florence, 2015 Inductee (1930-2012) Mr. Florence died on Feb. 9, 2012, but his memory lives forever in the hearts of those who knew him. He spent endless hours giving back to the community he loved.He moved to Fountain Hills in 1983 and retired in 1993 from careers in public relations, management and management trainee […]