Jerry Ford wins 2015 Southeast Missourian Spirit of America Award
Thursday, July 2, 2015
For almost 30 years, Jerry Ford has lobbied in the state capital for the families of people with disabilities, and before that he served two terms as state representative of the 156th District, two terms on the Cape Girardeau School Board, worked as a music instructor, owned and managed a welding manufacturing company, worked for his family business, Ford and Sons Funeral Home, and been a part of a 13-piece orchestra since 1960.
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