• Charles A. 'Chi' Weber is a 1941 graduate of Dublin High School. He was the valedictorian of his graduating class.

He was a captain in the United States Marines from 1942-1947 in World War II and was called back to active duty in the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. In 1966, he was named the Sertoma Man of the Year.

He worked as a banker for 35 years, becoming president of Ohio Federal in 1968 before retiring in 1988.

Chi has a long history of community service in addition to his military and professional accomplishments.

He served as a member of the Washington Local School Board, prior to the renaming of the Dublin City School District. He was the chair of the Dublin Charter Commission in 1978-79. He has served on the Franklin County Hospital Commission, the Dublin Parks and Red Advisory Committee and is a volunteer with the Red Cross.

Chi is a Master Mason and has been associated with the Aladdin Shrine since 1953. He has served on the boards of Mercy, St. Anthony and Columbus Community Hospitals over the years.

He has been honored as grand leprechaun of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2004 and was a 1992 Dublin Emerald Ball honoree.

He is married to Betty and they have four children who are also Dublin graduates.

• Jack W. Frambes is a 1950 graduate of Dublin High School.

Shortly after graduation, Jack served with the United States Army in the Korean Conflict. In 1954, he returned to Dublin, where he became a volunteer fireman and emergency squadman for the Dublin Volunteer Fire Department.

In 1960, Jack was elected to the Dublin Village Council, followed by his election as mayor of the village of Dublin in 1966. He served as mayor until 1972, and was vice president of the Franklin County Mayor's Association in 1971.

Jack has held many distinguished public service positions since his time as mayor of the village of Dublin.

He was a member of Perry Township Indemnity Board. He was elected to the Charter Commission of the village of Dublin and was a member of the Dublin Charter Review Commission.

In 1987, he was elected a village of Shawnee Hills council member. He was a member of the first long-range planning commission of the village of Shawnee Hills. In 1999, he was again elected to the village of Shawnee Hills.

He has also served as a representative to the Shawnee Hills Planning and Zoning Commission and was a Shawnee Hills Civic Association Trustee.

Today he is a Delaware County Republican Central Committee member and a member of the Shawnee Hills Veterans Memorial Committee. He is a retired marketing manager from the Beacon Insurance Company and he lives with his wife Connie in Shawnee Hills.

• Richard Davis Gordin was born in South Charleston, Ohio, in 1928. He is a 1946 graduate of Dublin High School. His grandmother, Ethel Davis, was a school teacher in the Dublin schools for many years.

Richard served in the United States Navy from 1946-1948. He began his teaching career with the Westerville Public Schools upon graduating from Ohio Wesleyan in 1952.

In 1954, he received his master's degree from Ohio State University and began a long and distinguished career as a professor of physical education at Ohio Wesleyan.

He served as Wesleyan's golf coach during his time on the faculty and made 23 NCAA tournament appearances in 25 years. Sixty-one golfers were named all conference during his tenure.

He also coached soccer, swimming and was a football assistant coach during his time at the university.

He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State in 1967.

In addition to being a faculty member and a golf coach, he served as the director of athletics at Wesleyan from 1977-1986, and chair of the Physical Education Department from 1971-1977. He retired in 1993.

Richard has contributed several articles to national golfing magazines and published a book on golf fundamentals in the 1970s. Her served on numerous national golf committees during his career and was a member of many professional associations.

Richard was nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame by a friend of 70 years. Richard Gordin lives in Delaware, Ohio, with his wife, Paula, a 1947 Dublin High School graduate. They have three sons.

• Richard D. Termeer is a lifelong resident of Dublin and was born on South High Street. He had an outstanding athletic career at Dublin. He earned four letters in baseball, three in basketball, two in football and was a member of the 1951 baseball team that won the schools first district championship in any sport. After graduating from Otterbein College in 1955 and receiving his master's degree from Ohio State University in 1968, he began his coaching career. Dick coached and taught at Mifflin, Jonathan Alder and Worthington. Over the course of his career, Dick served as athletic director at Worthington, manager of the Central District Basketball Tournament and assistant commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. He has received many awards, including election to five athletic halls of fame. Dick continues to serve his community. He is currently the treasurer of the Dublin Historical Society and is a guide for the Dublin Historical walking tours. He is a member of the Dublin Community Church, where he has served in many capacities. Dick and his wife, Marilyn, are the proud parents of three children -- Rick, Becky and Bobbie, all graduates of Dublin schools.

• Suzie Bishop Feasel graduated in 1966 from Dublin High School. After graduation, Suzie went on to work in the Dublin City Schools treasurer's office for 38 years before retiring on Aug. 1, 2008. Suzie would often come to work before her shift officially began, and she rarely used sick time. In fact, Suzie had perfect attendance from 1974 to 2008.

Suzie has lived in Dublin all her life. Her knowledge of Dublin has proven to be an asset to the school district. Throughout the years, Suzie has provided information, which has helped school officials manage the district's growth, pass levies and communicate with the community.

Suzie has been the co-treasurer of the Dublin Music Boosters and a band camp chaperone. She accompanied the band on two trips to Disney World and went to Nashville with the vocal music department. Suzie has also worked in the concession stand during football games. Suzie was active in the Washington Township Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary in the late 1960s and 1970s. She helped prepare and deliver food to firemen at fires when emergencies occurred. She has been the secretary of the Dublin Kiwanis Club.

Suzie has been the treasurer of Dublin High School Alumni Association since 1986, and is now the current treasurer of the Dublin City Schools Alumni Association. Suzie is also the presiding judge of the Jerome Township Election Board in her precinct, and is currently serving on the 1966 Dublin City Schools class reunion committee.

Suzie continues to be an active member of Dublin Community Church and has served on many committees within the church, serving as a choir member and as a church clerk and committee member. Suzie and her husband Ralph have set up the sanctuary for more than 25 years, which includes ringing the bell every Sunday morning.

Suzie lives in Dublin with her husband Ralph. They have three children and four grandchildren.

• Dr. Jeffrey Keller served the Dublin community for 28 years as an instrumental music teacher in the Dublin schools.During those years he was director of the marching band, conducted the symphonic and jazz bands, and taught music history, theory and appreciation.

Dr. Keller is credited with building one of the strongest high school marching band programs in the state of Ohio. The band consistently qualified and appeared in the state marching band finals since 1982, receiving one excellent and 23 superior ratings.In local and regional competition, the band captured 48 grand championships. The Dublin Coffman marching band was a featured performing group six times since 1989 leading the "Electric Light and Spectro Magic Parades" in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World.

Dr. Jeff Keller began his career in Dublin in 1972 and retired in 2005. Upon his retirement, the band area at Coffman High School was officially named "The Dr. Jeff Keller Band Center."

Dr. Keller is currently teaching at Capital University in the Conservatory of Music as adjunct professor in music education. He is beginning his 25th year performing with the award winning Brass Band of Columbus as principal trombonist.

Dr. Keller lives in Dublin with his wife, Gail. His daughter, Kristany, a 1998 Dublin Coffman graduate, has a business degree from the University of Richmond and law degree from Ohio State University.

Dr. Keller has many achievements including, but not limited to the following.

Dr. Keller was the state band chair, coordinating the All-State Band for the 1995 Ohio Music Education State Conference.He received the Dublin A.M. Rotary Club 1996 Signature Education Award in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the Dublin community. Dr. Keller was honored by former Dublin graduate Dan Bradstreet as the conductor for the first annual Prescott High School Guest Conductor Concert in Prescott, Ariz. Dr. Keller has been guest band conductor for the Dublin Middle School Honors Festival, Chagrin Valley Conference Honor Band and on two occasions directed the All-County Band for the Marion County Music Festival.

• Dr. Greg Brooks was the athletic team doctor for Dublin City Schools from 1982 until his passing in 2000. He not only served as a team physician, but also as an assistant boys soccer coach.

Dr. Brooks assisted with preschool screening. He was an adviser for those students with individual special needs. He consulted with school nurses and served as an athletic council adviser.

Dr. Greg Brooks is most noted for his visionary impact in athletics. He feltsports could be utilized to facilitate growth in other areas off the playing field. He made it his goal to assist children and families navigating into young adulthood. Dr. Brooks believed that through athletics, band and extracurricular activities that children could have many positive school encounters. His ongoing vision is carried on by professionals who continue to impact students within our community today.

The Dr. Greg Brooks Scholarship was created upon his death to be given at each of the three high schools to a student with "unique" needs to enable them to realize their potential.

• Samuel Frantz was president of the Dublin City School Board during the mid 1940s. During his time serving on the board, he worked to ensure that Dublin High School remained open. There was a proposal to close the school and send the Dublin students to either the Worthington School District or the Hilliard School District, depending on where they lived.

Samuel Frantzfought the proposal, and Dublin High School stayed open. Again in October 1957 there was strong consideration for the consolidation of schools, but the Dublin School Board and Samuel Frantz argued against the consolidation. Sam Frantz helped preserve Dublin High School with his determination that no one would take the school from the village of Dublin.

Sam Frantz' family were pioneer people who lived on Frantz Road and farmed most ofthe land there. In fact, one of his corn crops was planted along Frantz Road on what we see today as the famous cement "field of corn." That cement field of corn is dedicated to Sam and his wife, Eulalia.

Samuel Frantz served on many athletic committees and sponsored many teams over the years. He chaperoned social events and volunteered his time and even farm equipment when it was needed to smooth a baseball diamond. One year the high school basketball team practiced on a hardwood floor court in the hayloft of his dairy barn while the school floor was being repaired.

Samuel Frantz served the community in a variety of ways including, but not limited to the following. He was a member of the Franklin County Coop Board, the Vocational Agriculture Chapter of Ohio, the Board of Directors for the Columbus YMCA, the Washington Township Zoning Laws Committee, the Columbus Board of Realtors, the Ohio State Seed Improvement Association, the United States Department of Agriculture Research Advisory Committee and a charter member of the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Sam and Eulalia had two children, Bernice and Marion. Bernice lives with her husband, Phillip, in Florida, and Marion lives with his wife, Pamela, in New Holland, Ohio.

• Willard Grizzell was born in New Boston, Ohio, in 1921. During World War II he joined the United States Army Air Corps and served as an electrician on B-29 bombers. From November 1942 to December 1944 he served his country and earned the rank of sergeant. Following his military service, Willard completed his education at Ohio State University.

Willard Grizzell became a Dublin science and math teacher in 1957. He later coached football, became a high school counselor and was named principal of Dublin High School. In September 1961 Willard was named executive head of the schools, and for 17 years served the students and families of the Dublin community as superintendent.

Willard Grizzell retired in 1981. His sound financial guidance and assurance of a quality teacher in every classroom for every child gave the district a strong foundation, deeply rooted on which to build during the explosive growth in the years since his retirement.

In 1994, Dublin City Schools opened a third middle school. That middle school, located on Avery Road in Dublin, is named Willard Grizzell Middle School.

• Clayton Rose has been a member of the Dublin community since his family moved here in 1937.As a teenager he worked summers at the Shawnee Hills swimming pool. He later bought the pool he swam during his teen yearsand operated it for many years.

In 1950 he married Betty Osborn (also a graduate of Dublin High School, class of 1944). Following his service in the U.S. Navy, he enrolled at Ohio State University, receiving a bachelor of science degree in 1950 and a doctor of jurisprudence in 1952.

Clayton was admitted to the bar in 1952 and became an assistant prosecuting attorney.He then worked with Chester and Chester, a prestigious law firm and later became a partner in Chester and Rose.Clayton practiced law from 1952 to 1970.The village of Dublin was one of his clients during his practice.

In the winter of 1960-1961, Clayton, along with other members of the community, organized the first service club for Dublin, the Kiwanis Club of Dublin.He became a charter member of the club and served as the first president. He also was selected as one of the first Grand Leprechauns for the Dublin St. Patrick's Day celebration.

In 1970 Clayton was elected a common pleas judge.He served in the Division of Domestic Relations until 1989. During that time he served as administrative judge six years and as presiding judge all over the state of Ohio for three years.

After retirement from the bench, Clayton has done volunteer work for the American Red Cross, the Dublin Senior Citizens and the Dublin Irish Festival. Clayton is also active in the Bridge World and has played in local and national tournaments.He has achieved the rank of Life Master (Bronze).

Betty and Clayton have three children, all graduates of Dublin schools.They have nine grandchildren, three of whom have also graduated from Dublin schools.

Also at the banquet, the association honored Dublin graduates who died serving in war zones from World War II to the present.

• Elmer Smiley graduated in 1935 from Dublin High School. Lt. Elmer Smiley was a B-24 Pilot during World War II. He was shot down over Germany, and considered "missing in action" as of July 7, 1944. One year later, Elmer Smiley was declared dead. His body was found years later and returned to the United States. Elmer is laid to rest in the Dublin Cemetery.

Prior to entering the service, Elmer was employed by the Huntington National Bank. He grew up living on Snouffer Road with his mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. Elmer was married at the time of his death. He had a 9-month-old daughter, Sandra Jean, whom he saw once when she was 6 weeks old.

• Joseph R. Smith graduated in 1936 from Dublin High School. First Lt. Smith served in World War II as a P-38 fighter pilot. He was shot down Jan. 12, 1943, over Tunisia, North Africa and was considered "missing in action" for one year before being declared deceased. Joseph R. Smith was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. A memorial service was officially held for Joseph R. Smith in May 1944.

Prior to entering the service, Joseph worked for a local farmer during his summers and he studied in the College of Agriculture at the Ohio State University. As a youth he played trumpet in the Dublin Community Band and sang in the Dublin Community Church Choir.

• Lawrence Edward Strayer graduated in 1962 from Dublin High School. He served in the Vietnam War. First Lt. Strayer served his country for two years before giving his life in the line of duty. His tour began on Oct. 29, 1968. He became a casualty of war on May 9, 1969, in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam. Lawrence Edward Strayer is laid to rest in the Union Cemetery in Columbus.

Lawrence was married to Sharon Hartsough, who graduated from Dublin in 1962. The couple did not have any children.

• Norman Wesley Tarpley graduated in 1963 from Dublin High School. He served in the Vietnam War with the 101st Airborne Division. Norman served his country for two years before giving his life in the line of duty. His tour began on July 12, 1967. He became a casualty of war on April 16, 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Norman Wesley Tarpley is laid to rest in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus.

Prior to his service in Vietnam, Norman lived in Dublin with his parents, four sisters and two brothers. He was an avid sports fan and played the guard and tackle positions on the high school football team. He was recognized for being an outstanding player and was named to the all-state high school football team in 1963.

• James Carr graduated in 1964 from Dublin High School. He served in the Vietnam War. First Lt. Carr served his country for two years before giving his life in the line of duty. His tour began on March 3, 1969. He became a casualty of war on July 27, 1969, in Kontum, South Vietnam. James Carr is laid to rest in Ostrander, Ohio.

James Carr grew up living with his family on Tuttle Road in Dublin. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop #185. In high school he played the trumpet in the school band. After graduating high school, James went on to attend Ohio State University for three quarters before enlisting in the service. He then attended officer candidate school in Washington D.C.

• Michael Fields Abrams Covert graduated in 1967 from Dublin High School. He served in the Vietnam War, and gave his life in the line of duty.

• Wesley G. Davids graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in 2003. He was killed in action in Iraq while serving in the United States Marine Corp. Wesley is laid to rest in Dublin Cemetery. The Dublin American Legion Post is named in his honor.