Excerpts from the Herald-News.com:
On Saturday, Mead Clark, a 95-year-old Joliet resident and World War II veteran started to make his new home with a little help from friends at the Joliet Fire Department.
Joliet firefighters from Station 5 volunteered to help move Clark into the Timbers of Shorewood Saturday alongside his daughter, Betsy Denewellis, his family, and his friend, Lou Smith.
At the Timbers, Clark will receive aid for memory loss. Smith has been a friend of Clark’s for 15 years, and reached out to the fire department to request their help for the move. Lt. Eric Mattson asked around and gathered the firefighters who volunteered their time.
Clark was a forward observer for an anti-aircraft battery during the second world war. His duties involved working ahead of the unit to spot enemy actions. After the war, Clark became a lifelong member of Cantigny Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 367 in Joliet, worked as a mailman and was one of the first members of the Joliet American Legion Band.
Clark lived in the same home for 50 years as he worked as a mailman and after he had retired.
#1 by Mike L on July 27, 2019 - 5:17 PM
Eric is a solid guy! Great job!!! Thank you!