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Contents
Table of
Reaching New Heights Jack’s Deli
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On page 10 On page 14
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4 Black History is American History 16 Road to NFL runs through
University Heights
5 Reading List for Black History Month
20 Council member Leonard Davis
8 Celebrate Black History with JCU’s
remembered
Read-In
22 Pool Update: If there’s a way,
10 Out with the old, in with the new
there’s a will
10 Cuyahoga County commits $2 million
22 Safety tip from the UH Police
of CARES ACT funding to mortgage
Department
,
assistance program
24 Cleveland Heights-University
12 FutureHeights expands Grants Program
Heights City Schools update
12 State of the City 2021
26 Business Directory
14 Lunch Date with Gina Ventre
Interested in advertising University Heights Mosaic Magazine is a publication
of the City of University Heights. We are looking for
in University Heights interesting University Heights people and places to
profile in upcoming issues. If you have any story ideas,
Mosaic Magazine? please share them with us by contacting Mike Cook at
mcook@universityheights.com.
Make sure to schedule your advertisement for Cover photo:
the Summer 2021 issue. Call Marilyn Evans at Amia Wheatley, Adult Services
(216) 577-8125 for more information. Manager of Heights Libraries
photographed at the University
Heights branch on February 5,
2021. Photo by Mike Cook.
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The City of University Heights
Black History is American History
W
hen we launched this
magazine a couple of
years ago, there were
many good options for a title. But
“Mosaic” is what we went with,
because it fits. University Heights is a
suburb that celebrates diversity. Our
city’s mosaic is made up of different
races and religions.
We don’t merely “tolerate” each
other – we instead celebrate the
differences that make University
Heights a great and interesting place
to live, work, and raise a family.
It’s our goal to create an anti-
racist city. We strive to create a city
where racism is not put up with.
While we’re at it, we aim to reject
anti-Semitism, homophobia, and all
the other awful isms and phobias
that divide communities.
February is Black History Month.
And as University Heights resident
and local activist Ron Collier tells us,
“Black History is American History.”
Black History need not,
and should not,
be limited to the month
of February
One way to learn about where we’re
going is to read about where we’ve
been. Resident Adrian Hardin – like
Collier, she’s a member of the Citizens
Committee on Policing Policies – rec-
ommends Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.
Hardin recommends this book for
anyone looking to “understand, and
Amia Wheatley, Adult Services Manager of Heights Libraries.
hopefully change, the divisions in
the United States.”
She recommends reading Caste when looked at through someone American history and the underpin-
along with a friend or a book club. else’s experience,” Homann said. nings of systemic racial injustice. But
"You will need to discuss this book," “While the subject matter is difficult in an effort to encourage reading on
Hardin said. and heartbreaking, Olou’s writing is the topic, our friends at Heights
Joanna Homann has two Civic easy to read and sparks a fire in the Libraries have provided a few books
Awards at her home – one for her reader to want to change the world.” for deeper exploration.
work on the citizens committee, and As a result of demonstrations Thank you to library staffers Amia
another for her work on cleaning across the country and the conver- Wheatley (as seen on our cover),
up The Walt. Homann says if you’re sations taking place in countless Sara Phillips and Sheryl Banks for
looking to continue your education homes, bookstores and libraries are the book suggestions.
as an ally, look no further than “So now experiencing a surge of interest Black History need not, and
You Want to Talk About Race,” by in books about Black history, racism should not, be limited to the month
Ijeoma Olou. and social justice. of February – the shortest month
“Olou walks you through her expe- There is no list of nonfiction books of the year. Instead, it should be
rience and opens the readers eyes to that could ever encompass the studied, read and included 365 days
the importance of everyday actions breadth and complexity of African a year.
4 University Heights Mosaic Winter/Spring 2021 universityheights.com
The City of University Heights
Black History Month Reading List
In honor of Black History Month, Heights Libraries is sharing this curated book list for adults
and children, plus a list of recommended authors. Visit heightslibrary.org to find them in the
catalog and put them on hold, or call (216) 932-3600 and ask for a reference librarian.
Nonfiction Titles for Adults
Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Palaces for the People: How
Good People Social Infrastructure Can Help
By Mahzarin Banaji Fight Inequality, Polarization,
and Anthony Greenwald and the Decline of Civic Life
By Eric Klinenberg
The Color of Law: A Forgotten Pushout: The Criminalization
History of How Our Government of Black Girls in School
Segregated America by Monique W. Morris
By Richard Rothstein
Stamped from the Beginning: Slavery by Another Name
The Definitive History of Racist (winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
The Re-Enslavement of Black
Ideas in America
Americans from Civil War to
By Ibram X. Kendi
World War II
By Douglas Blackmon
How to be an Antiracist So You Want to Talk about Race
By Ibram X. Kendi By Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow: Mass They Were Her Property:
Incarceration in the Age of White Women as Slave Owners
Color Blindness in the American South
By Michelle Alexander By Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
The Warmth of Other Suns:
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice
The Epic Story of America’s
and Redemption
Great Migration
By Bryan Stevenson
By Isabel Wilkerson
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The City of University Heights
Nonfiction Titles for Adults (continued)
We Want to Do More than Why Are All the Black Kids
Survive: Abolitionist Teaching Sitting Together in the
and the Pursuit of Educational Cafeteria? And Other
Freedom Conversations About Race
By Bettina Love By Beverly Daniel Tatum
White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard Race Matters
for White People to Talk About By Cornel West
Racism
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Books for Children
Woke: A Young Poet’s We March
Call to Justice By Shane Evans
By Mahogany L. Browne
Let’s Talk About Race Freedom on the Menu:
By Julius Lester The Greensboro Sit-Ins
By Carole Boston Weatherford
and Jerome Garrigue
This Book is Anti-Racist I Have a Dream
By Tiffany Jewels By Kadir Nelson
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Martin’s Big Words
By Doreen Rappaport
Up by Sitting Down
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Celebrate Black History with JCU’s Read-In
By Dr. Tiffany Galvin Green
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the contributions to our nation
made by people of African
descent, American historian Carter G.
Woodson established Black History
Week (then called “Negro History
Week”) nearly a century ago.
The event was first celebrated
during the second week of February
1926, selected because it coincides FEBRUARY 24, 2021
with the birthdays of both Abraham
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whether Black History Month is still
important. Recent years have given
us many Black American “firsts” to celebrate which draws ways in which those of African descent have contributed
attention to the many notable achievements and grow- to our development and achievements as a society, even
ing prominence of Black Americans in positions of social, while relegated to the lowest economic and social caste.
political, and economic power. We must take time as a community to highlight that
Unfortunately, a focus on these “success stories'' can which is often overlooked or taken for granted, in order to
give a false weight to the assertion, “Look how much craft a plan for moving forward as a society.
better things are becoming!” It is still a sad reality that African American history is not
While this is undoubtedly true, we cannot neglect fully integrated into the teaching and re-telling of American
the importance of drawing attention to the centuries of history. Black History Month creates the necessary mo-
access denied, accomplishments that have been slow to ment to notice those omissions and to correct the histori-
be recognized, and many contributions that are never cal record, asserting Black history is all of our history.
discussed in most American narratives. Why are there still The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division at John
so many “firsts”? Carroll University works every day, both on our university
As historian Isabel Wilkerson says, “these wounds are campus and in the community, to help raise awareness
400 years in the making. There’s no single pill that you of the neglected, ignored, and undervalued parts of our
can take for something that is this longstanding…. We history and to create new avenues for inclusion, equity,
would never expect that there would be a single pill for a belonging and appreciation of all kinds of human diversi-
cancer diagnosis. You don’t expect that. And it’s the same ty. One of our important vehicles for doing this is through
thing here. It requires a closer examination, first recogniz- programming and events that give voice to Black identity
ing our history, how did we get here. And then and only and experience during Black History Month (and beyond).
then can you begin to even think about crafting a plan for
moving forward.” Dr. Tiffany Galvin Green is the Vice President of Diversity,
Black History Month is a time to give voice to the many Equity, and Inclusion at John Carroll University.
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The City of University Heights
Out with
the old, in
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O
ur new Sutphen 100-foot ladder truck is now in
service. Since mid-June, the truck has been in-
volved in over 500 emergency incident responses.
The truck not only helps the University Heights Fire De-
partment keep University Heights safer, it has helped im-
prove the city’s ratings with the Insurance Services Office.
Fire Chief Robert Perko said this improvement in clas-
sification rating is the result of a unified effort by many
stakeholders. Perko expressed his “heartfelt gratitude” to
both City Council and Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan for
“their full support in a professional and progressive fire
department that seeks to meet and exceed standards and
safety delivery.”
From June 15 through the end of 2020, the new ladder
truck has been part of 524 incident responses and 29
structure fire responses. The new truck’s first incident
response was to a very large fully involved structure fire.
The city sold its 1991 Pierce ladder truck to the Put-in-
The UHFD is reaching new heights with the new ladder truck.
Bay Fire Department.
Cuyahoga County commits $2 million of CARES ACT
funding to mortgage assistance payment program
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ounty homeowners who have been impacted by Currently 6 percent of homeowners in Cuyahoga
COVID-19 may be eligible for mortgage payment County are 90 days or more delinquent in their mortgage
assistance. Cuyahoga County Council approved payment. This funding will provide an additional measure
$2 million of the County CARES Act funding received of security and peace of mind to County homeowners
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De- knowing they will not risk losing their homes as they work
velopment’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant to recover financially from the economic impacts of the
(CDBG) program to provide a one-time, zero interest de- pandemic.
ferred loan to urban Cuyahoga County homeowners who To be eligible for mortgage assistance, the borrower
meet HUD eligibility guidelines and who have difficulty must meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
paying their mortgages because of the financial impact of Development's income guidelines, have missed one or
COVID-19. more mortgage payments due to COVID-19 and the
The program is being administered by local agencies house must be the borrower’s primary residence, among
CHN Housing Partners, Community Housing Solutions, other criteria.
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FutureHeights expands Grants Program
By Sruti Baz
T
he FutureHeights Neighborhood Mini-Grants
Program is now available for projects in Cleveland
Heights and University Heights.
“We are excited to be able to support the grassroots
work of our neighbors in University Heights,” Deanna
Bremer Fisher, executive director of FutureHeights said.
“We support one another in many ways already, and
share a school and library system. This is another oppor-
tunity to strengthen our interconnected communities.”
To date, the Neighborhood Mini-Grants Program has
provided a total of $30,386 to 47 projects in Cleveland
Heights. Funded projects range from gardening and
beautification, to community and social services. “Projects
are driven by residents and neighborhood groups, who
know their neighborhoods needs and assets intimately,”
Fisher said. “In 2021, we’d love to support more projects
led by new voices, such as teens, young adults and those
under 35.”
Applications for the spring round of grant-making are
due by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 15. The fall deadline is
September 15.
The program, which began in the fall of 2015, provides
funding of up to $1,000 to grassroots or neighborhood
groups in Cleveland Heights or University Heights who
have creative solutions, projects, and programs that build
on and enhance existing assets in their neighborhoods.
Residents who have ideas for improving their neighbor-
hood are invited to apply for a grant. The program is guid-
ed by a grant-making committee comprising seven Heights
residents with a history of community involvement. The
committee reviews and makes all grant decisions. porch repair, landscaping and other improvements visible
In addition, FutureHeights is launching an exterior from the street. Applicants must own and occupy their
home-improvement mini-grants program as an extension homes as a primary residence.
of its Model Block program, overseen by its FutureHom- For more information, contact FutureHeights at info@
es Committee. The FutureHomes Mini-Grants Program futureheights.org. To learn about projects funded to date,
and download an application, visit www.futureheights.org.
will offer small grants of up to $500 on a rolling basis to
homeowners residing in a designated FutureHomes Mod- Sruti Baz is the Director of Community-Building Programs
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State of the City 2021
D
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did we survive, but we are well-positioned for a bright 2021 and
beyond.
Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan’s third State of the City Address is now
available for residents to watch. Video of the speech is available at
universityheights.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Or, if you prefer to read it, the text of the speech is available on the city’s
website. If you’d like the text of the Mayor’s speech emailed to you, you may
make a request by sending an email to info@universityheights.com.
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Northeast Ohio (and City Hall too)
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ack’s Deli and Restaurant is
a Cleveland (and University
Heights) institution offering deli
classics and traditional dishes to loyal
customers far and wide. Owners Alvie
Markowitz and Gary Lebowitz have
weathered the pandemic storm and
are serving up the comfort and hos-
pitality we’re all craving this winter.
On a recent snowy day, the Mayor
and I stopped in for breakfast. Alvie
and Gary were both behind the
counter greeting customers. The
dining room was peaceful, inviting,
and covid-safe. A modest number
of diners were seated at physically
distanced tables with the added
protection of dividers separating the
booths.
This frigid weather has me craving
carbohydrates, so I dove into a stack
of buttermilk pancakes ($7.95) and
a side of sausage links blistered to
perfection and with that satisfying
mouth snap. The cakes were luxuri-
ous and lightly sweet, and the short
stack was enough to keep me until popular lunchtime choice at City sandwiches, one each with Nova lox,
late-afternoon peckish time. Hall. Among the staff, I hear the whitefish salad, and tuna salad, and a
The Mayor had one of his Jack’s Communications and Civic Engage- cup of slaw as if that weren’t enough.
standbys, the LEO Nova lox ($9.95) ment Coordinator often gets the And if you ever post a photo of
done Harlan’s Way ($.50), a scram- Soup and Half Sandwich ($11.95). your Matzah Ball Soup on social
ble of Nova lox, eggs, and onions, The smell of corned beef and pickles media, the City Prosecutor will be
mixed with a dollop of cream glides into the hallway, much to the one of the first to comment to praise
cheese. The mix was savory, and the delight of the Finance Department. you for your good taste.
little gems of cream cheese added The Executive Assistant and Special Though it was breakfast time, as
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the gold standard by which he com- poppyseed dressing. The Clerk of Gina Ventre is a freelance writer
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Road to NFL runs through University Heights
By Garrett Siegel
F
ormer John Carroll University Defensive Coordi-
nator and Secondary Coach Brandon Staley has
agreed to terms to be the next head coach for
the Los Angeles Chargers. Staley was a part of the JCU
Football coaching staff under former JCU head coach
and current Akron coach Tom Arth '03 for three years --
2013, 2015, and 2016.
Staley is the third Blue Streak to be an NFL head
coach, joining Don Shula '51 and Josh McDaniels '99.
With the Chargers, Staley will work for another Blue
Streak, Tom Telesco '95. Telesco starred at wideout for
the Blue Streaks from 1991-94 and has served as the
team's General Manager since 2013. Danny Markino '18 Brandon Staley, new coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.
also works for the Chargers as Coordinator for Football
Communications. Staley had been high on a lot of teams' lists this offsea-
"Brandon is an incredible coach with a special knowl- son after the work he has done with the Rams defense,
edge of the game. Just as importantly, he knows how to featuring stars Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey. After
develop athletes into better football players and men. His Week 17 in the NFL, Fox's Jay Glazer said, "Brandon
energy and passion are infectious," said JCU Head Coach Staley is thought of as the next Sean McVay of defense,
Rick Finotti. "He showcased and developed his coaching and a lot of teams think he can provide the same spark
ability at JCU, and now he gets to coach an NFL team McVay did to their team on the defensive side of the ball."
five years later. From Don Shula to Josh McDaniels to A few years ago, the NFL had a trend of hiring coaches
Brandon, great coaches are molded at John Carroll." who worked with McVay after his immediate success in Los
Angeles, and it is high praise for Staley to be compared to
him. However, in the NFL nothing is given, and Staley has
certainly paid his dues. In 2017, Staley was named outside
linebacker coach for the Chicago Bears, and then to the
same position in 2019 with the Denver Broncos, before
being hired last season as DC for the Rams.
"It's hard to put into words just how excited I am for
the opportunity to be the Los Angeles Chargers' Head
Coach," said Staley. "While this is certainly a dream
come true, it's also a dream that's just beginning.
There's a reason this was probably the most sought after
job out there - from ownership, to the fans, to the city,
to the men in that locker room - it's the total package. I
can't thank the Spanos family and Tom Telesco enough
for placing their faith in us, and by the time everyone
is reading this quote in a press release, we'll already be
hard at work developing a program Chargers fans every-
where can be proud of."
Staley's defensive system was extremely successful all
three years for the Blue Streaks. In 2013, opponents
averaged just 9 points and 220 yards per game, 3.7
yards per play, had 14 interceptions, and just 13 touch-
downs in 11 games. JCU made the NCAA Playoffs in
2013, but lost in the first round to St. John's Fisher,
25-16. After one year at James Madison, Staley returned
to JCU for two more seasons.
In 2015, JCU's defense allowed 13.6 ppg, had 45
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haps the best year in program history. The defense gave
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up 12.6 ppg, 3.6 yards per play, had 15 interceptions, really in the people business. He knows people," said the
and 45 sacks, defeated Mount Union in Alliance, 31-28, former JCU cornerback. "After my first year, I was going
and went all the way to the NCAA National Semifinal. to leave JCU. It was too different, so I told Coach Staley I
Following the season, Staley won JCU Assistant Coach was leaving. He said, 'What are you going to do, go back
of the Year honors and National Coordinator of the Year to your neighborhood where it's harder? This opportunity
honors for Division III. at JCU can change the trajectory of your life.' Before he
One player who embodies Staley's efforts at JCU is left for James Madison, he said, 'Mike, you'll be the one
Mike Hollins '17. The Maple Heights native experienced of the cornerbacks in the country.' And he was right, and
a quiet freshman year in 2013 before breaking out as I became an All-American in 2016. He recognized some-
an All-OAC cornerback in 2014 and 2015, and earning thing in me before I did. He's a special person, in the way
All-American honors in 2016. Hollins is now a successful he approaches practice, his discipline, his tenacity, and
educator, transformation coach, and an author. the way he works with others."
"Coach Staley is a genius with X's and O's, but he's Staley's system was even more successful in the NFL, as
many of the schemes he developed at JCU worked well in
the NFL. In 2017, he joined fellow Northeast Ohioan Dave
Ragone (a former Saint Ignatius teammate of Arth's) with
the Bears as outside linebackers coach. Staley coached
Khalil Mack to a Pro Bowl and his second most sacks in a
season of 12.5 in only 13 games played. The Perry grad
then moved on to the same role with the Denver Broncos,
and coached Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and top five draft
pick Bradley Chubb. Miller also made the Pro Bowl with
eight sacks and 46 tackles, while Chubb had 21 tackles in
a season that was cut short due to injury.
This past season, Staley coached the Rams' Donald to
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finished 1st in points allowed and 1st in yards allowed
in the league. Now, less than two days after his season
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and works for JCU alum Tom Telesco. Staley will have the
opportunity to coach stars like Joey Bosa, Isaac Rochell,
Keenan Allen, and a Rookie of the Year candidate at
quarterback, Justin Herbert.
"It doesn't matter if you've known Brandon for five
minutes or five years, what quickly becomes apparent
is the amount of energy and passion he approaches
each and every moment with," said Chargers President
of Football Operations John Spanos. "The consistency
of that enthusiasm is unique and, most importantly, it
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Council member
Leonard Davis
remembered
F
ormer University Heights City Council Member
Leonard Davis passed away last month. Davis was
the denouement of a remarkable and vibrant life
dedicated to serving as a voice to those without, tireless-
ly raising up his community, and indelibly marked by his
relentless and unflagging love and support for his family,
friends, and the Northeast Ohio.
Davis was 88 and died of COVID-19.
volunteer at the Cleveland Legal Aid Society.
Davis lived his faith and values through everything he
After his passing, the tributes poured in on legacy.com.
did. Using his experiences growing up in Depression-era
“He was a wonderful man,” said former Ohio Attorney
Cleveland as a guidepost, he spent his life nurturing and
General Lee Fisher. “His warmth, humor, energy, and
improving the lives of those around him. At turns a phar-
passion for justice were inspiring. Len was a valued friend,
macist, lawyer, U.S. Army veteran, City Council Member,
supporter, and mentor throughout my career. Len was
sailor and merry prankster, Davis was always centered by
also a distinguished graduate of Cleveland-Marshall Law
his unapologetically deep love for those in his life, a sharp
School where I now serve as Dean, and we are very proud
wit, and an unquenchable well of optimism.
of his successful public and private sector career.”
An unabashed liberal, he gratefully served the citizens
“Len certainly livened up the neighborhood on Fen-
of University Heights for 16 years on the City Council. As
wick,” Marty Wolk said. “He was a larger than life charac-
a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice, he advocat-
ter and will be missed.”
ed tirelessly on behalf of his clients and challenged those
institutions trying to avoid accountability.
Upon his retirement from City Council in 1991, May-
or Beryl Rothschild and members of council praised
“He was a larger than life
Davis via resolution for his “years of generous service.” character and will be missed.”
“(University Heights) thanks him for his devotion
to duty, his humanistic approach to the challenges of – Marty Wolk
community life, and his significant contributions to
University Heights,” Rothschild wrote.
Born in 1932 to Max and Frieda Davis, Len, a first gen-
Davis was also deeply committed to his community.
eration American, attended Glenville High School, where
He was a founding member of Temple Emanu El, and an
he played football and trumpet before graduating in
active participant in a number of local civic organizations.
1949. He earned his Pharmacy degree from Ohio North-
His hobbies were as diverse as his resume. A consum-
ern University, then served two years in the U.S. Army,
mate storyteller, Len would catapult into tales of his
followed by a successful stint co-owning and operating
childhood to the rapt attention of those present.
Leader Drug, which at the time was the largest inde-
Affectionately known by a host of monikers – Daddy,
pendently owned drug store in Ohio.
Papa, Uncle Len, Fats, Mr. Davis, or Leonard (when he
After earning his law degree from Cleveland Marshall
was in the occasional hot water) – he carved out a life
College of Law, Davis embarked on a successful legal and
centered on belief. He believed in Cleveland, in valuing
political career focused on providing a powerful voice to
and understanding its past and celebrating its return to
those who might not have one.
vibrancy. He believed in redemption and had an unassail-
His memory will be carried forward by an extensive group
able faith in the value and potential of his fellow man.
of family and friends who celebrate his wonderful life.
Davis served as a friend, mentor and counselor to
countless others, working for more than three decades A version of this tribute originally appeared in
as an AA counselor and more than 50 years as a The Plain Dealer.
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