It’s wonderful that my old pal Dick Green has been inducted into the second annual class of the Missouri Recreation and Parks Hall of Fame. I have known Dick in Little League and in the community for many decades. He served as Columbia Parks and Recreation Director for 30 years until his retirement in 1998. I consider Dick and our friend Tony Antimi as twin pillars of youth recreation in Columbia. As the news release announcing this honor stated: “ During this time, he was instrumental in overseeing Columbia’s significant growth, including a doubling of the number of parks, acquisition of federal monies and in earning the National Park and Recreation’s Gold Medal Award for Excellence in 1984. He also guided legislative efforts in enabling a local option ½ cent sales tax for funding local parks and recreation services. This has resulted in well over 100 cities and counties approving tax initiatives generating over two billion dollars for parks and recreation services in Missouri.” A tip of the hat to Dick Green, a fine man, a good friend and a major supporter of youth recreation in or community.
Dick Green inducted into Missouri Recreation and Parks Hall of Fame
Share It’s wonderful that my old pal Dick Green has been inducted into the second annual class of the Missouri Recreation and Parks Hall of Fame. I have known Dick in Little League and in the community for many decades. He served as Columbia Parks and Recreation Director for 30 years until his retirement in [...]
