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♦ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006
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Journal/Ray IJghtner
Tony Tebbes, Larry and Debbie Snellgrove and Mayor Donald Walker helped honor
Claude Lewis for 30 years of service to the city with the Recreation Department and
the Fire Department.
Warner Robins honors Claude
Lewis for service to the city
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Warner Robins honored
Claude Lewis Monday night
for his more than 30 years of
service to the city.
Lewis ran the city rec
reation department for 30
years.
“He gave you a pat on the
back when we needed it and
a pat somewhere else when
we needed it,” said Larry
Snellgrove.
Snellgrove, Mayor Donald
Walker and Councilman
John Havrilla said they were
the beneficiaries of Lewis’s
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Journal/Ray Lightner
Warner Robins Mayor Donald Walker presented an award for five years served to the
city to Marsha Buzzell, current director of Convention and Visitors Bureau. She has
also served on the Chamber of Commerce. Her husband Lance is at her side for the
presentation.
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Walker presented Officer Milford Howard with his 10-year pin. Howard has more than
28 years in law enforcement in Georgia and Texas. He thanked the department and
administration “for putting up with me for 10 years.”
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Walker recognized Boy Scout Kyle Adsit from Troop 550. The Houston County High
School student was at the council meeting as part of his community merit badge.
guidance and they credited
him with the success in their
lives.
Walker noted Lewis had
had an impact on every
child’s life as the inventor
of T-ball.
Walker presented Lewis
with a 30-year pin, “just a
small token of how much
we appreciate what you did
for, what you taught us. You
taught us a lot about life.”
Tony Tebbe, a 20-year
city firefighter, said he told
Lewis about his pin and
said: “Lewis told me he’d
been with the fire depart
ment for 30 years and never
Five-year pin
10-year pin
Communit merit
got a pin.”
Walker said it was an over
sight and apologized. He
said Lewis has been a friend
to all.
When Lewis took the podi
um, he joked, “It’s not fair.
I was told to come down
here to talk about Larry
Snellgrove. I had a 16-page
speech. I was gonna really
tell it.”
Lewis said he has enjoyed
his life “more than you know.
I am so proud to see Larry,
the mayor, John. I saw you
grow up from raw kids to
the fine citizens of Warner
Robins.”
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