FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt and the Florence City Council celebrated the annual ceremony for the 2018 Walk of Honor Inductees at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, June 14, 2019, at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center.
The Walk of Honor, located in the beautiful River Heritage Park, recognizes individuals of Florence and Lauderdale County who have achieved national or international acclaim. This is a means to give honor and perpetuate the name and achievements of deserving individuals, either current or former citizens, through a form of civic recognition.
There was a crowd of Shoals residents who came to honor the inductees and the Quad Cities Daily was on hand to capture the festivities in photos. We are pleased to present them to you here:
The 2018 Inductees and their achievements are as follows:
Maurice Causey
(Plaque reads) At age 16 in 1982, Maurice Causey won a Ford Foundation Scholarship to the American School of Ballet. He has served as Ballet Master for the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Netherlands Dance Theatre.
Doublehead, Cherokee Chief
(Plaque reads) Through negotiations with President George Washington, Chief Doublehead owned all lands between Bluewater and Cypress Creeks. The lands became federal property after 1807, allowing a corporation to purchase 5,515 acres to establish Florence.
Lin Dunn
(Plaque reads) Serving as head coach in women’s collegiate basketball, 1970-1996, Lin Dunn became a 17-year coach in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and was inducted into the WNBA Hall of Fame in 2014.
Dr. John Wilkinson Taylor
(Plaque reads) As Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, Dr. John W. Taylor pioneered international programs following WWII aimed at ending illiteracy by promoting education within communities. He introduced an early version of distance learning through correspondence courses via radio.
