Carlos Hadaway, 2016 Legacy Award Winner The person who nominated him said, “Carlos is one of those unique people who always makes people smile and feel good. He is generous and kind and interesting. There may not be a category for Carlos Hall of Fame because he is one-of-a-kind.â€Before he was an award-winning Western artist, […]
C.T. Wright, 2016 Inductee Dr. Wright is the senior member and past president of the Fountain Hills Unified School Governing Board. He is also a member and past president of Noon Kiwanis and serves on the Governor’s Council on Aging and the Board of Directors of the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. One of his […]
Dori Wittrig, 2016 Inductee Ms. Wittrig was raised in the Williamette Valley of Oregon in a farming and construction family. She has been a resident of Fountain Hills since 1985. Her passions include staying fit and active with Pilates, travel, wine, horses, entertaining, cooking, gardening and her family. She is president and the designated broker […]
Roger Riggert, 2016 Inductee Mr. Riggert worked for 17 years for Southwestern Bell and 16 years for AT&T.With Southwestern Bell he held several positions dealing with engineering cost studies, and transmission and equipment engineering. With AT&T, he was responsible for the introduction of new digital transmission technology in the Bell System. He and his wife, […]
Kate Pruett, 2016 Inductee Born in Merced, California, her elementary years were in Kenosha, Wis. and attended high school in the Florida Keys. She was a high school cheerleader. She received her BA degree in secondary education from University of South Florida, where she was president of her sorority. She took classes at the University […]
Merideth Hale, 2016 Inductee She and her husband, Jack, arrived in Rio Verde late in 1989. Shortly after they purchased property and built a home, Mrs. Hale retired in 1994 after teaching elementary and special education for 30 years in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Her involvement in education has continued since the fall of 1994, […]
Erna Charles-Conroy, 2016 Inductee When Ms. Charles decided to move back to Minnesota on her 87th birthday, a party was held in her honor at the home of Jerry and Jackie Miles. He stated, “We thought it a good thing to do for a gracious lady that has done so much for Fountain Hills.†A […]
Christine Colley, 2016 Inductee In 1969 Mrs. Colley had completed her education in business administration in Mainz, Germany. and she left her parents, five sisters and one brother behind to round out her professional path with an internship in wine importing in Dallas, Texas. She continued the successful career that began in Texas in California […]
Robert Doka, 2016 Inductee Former Tribal chairman Robert Doka is this year’s Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation selection for induction into the Lower Verde Valley Hall of Fame.Mr. Doka is considered the first Orme Dam fighter. Even though Congress had passed a law in 1968 authorizing construction of the Orme Dam as part the Central Arizona […]