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Ypsilanti Mayor Vincent Buck Presents A Plaque To Retiring Fire Chief Gerald Kelly, March 1965 Photographer: Alan Warren

Ypsilanti Mayor Vincent Buck Presents A Plaque To Retiring Fire Chief Gerald Kelly, March 1965 image
Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1965
Caption:
Standing before a map of the city he helped protect for 37 years, Ypsilanti Fire Chief Gerald Kelly receives a plaque from Mayor Vincent H. Buck. Kelly was honored at a reception yesterday at the Ypsilanti City Hall, also receiving awards and gifts from fellow employes and the Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce. The city's Civil Service Commission has recommended that Fire Captain Russell M. Forsyth succeed Kelly.

Ypsilanti Police And Firemen - 30+ Year Veterans, May 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Ypsilanti Police And Firemen - 30+ Year Veterans, May 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 21, 1959
Caption:
160-PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE: These five Ypsilanti police and firemen have all been employed in their respective departments for 30 years or more. Their combined service to Ypsilanti totals more than 160 years. Left to right the veteran officers and the dates they began work for the city are Assistant Fire Chief John C. Hadley, Nov. 1, 1926; Police Chief Emil A. Susterka, Aug. 16, 1926; Fire Capt. Russell M. Forsyth, May 18, 1926; Police Sgt. Arthur W. Kramer, July 1, 1929; and Fire Chief Gerald H. Kelly, March 18, 1928.