(by Clay Eals, The Seattle Times, June 30, 2022)
NEAR THE SOUTH King County waterfront city of Des Moines, 10-year-old Richard Kennedy tickled his accordion keys to perform the “Lone Ranger” TV theme (the “William Tell Overture” finale) in a 1964 recital on the stage of the Masonic Home of Washington.
He had no idea he would grow up to be mayor of Des Moines and later lead the Des Moines Historical Society’s effort to save the same structure inside which he’d played the clarion call.
What would Kennedy’s hometown be without the majestic, 95-year-old edifice, sparkling from its hillside for all to see from land and Puget Sound?
“Des Moines would slowly become just another place without anything to denote it from the next town,” he says. “We’ve…
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What would Kennedy’s hometown be without the majestic, 95-year-old edifice, sparkling from its hillside for all to see from land and Puget Sound?
“Des Moines would slowly become just another place without anything to denote it from the next town,” he says. “We’ve…
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