FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 21, 2017
Contact: Jill Drury, Communication Coordinator
jdrury@miamitownship.com
MEDIA ADVISORY
Miami Township war veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Board of Trustees to proclaim July 24, 2017 as “Kenneth Snavely Day”
WHO: Miami Twp. Board of Trustees
Miami Township administrators and staff
Brookdale Miami Township staff and community
WHAT: The Miami Township Board of Trustees will join the Brookdale community to pay tribute to Kenneth Snavely on his 100th birthday. Trustees will present Snavely with a special proclamation naming July 24 as “Kenneth Snavely Day” during a birthday celebration at the independent living senior community in which he resides.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
Monday, July 24, 2017
WHERE: Brookdale Miami Township
7847 Lois Circle
Miami Twp., Ohio, 45459
INFO: Kenneth Snavely served in the U.S. Air Force from 1943-1946, working in Air Force Supply during World War II. After the war, he was stationed with the 415th Night Fighter Squadron in Germany as a supply sergeant. He returned to the United States where he retired as a staff sergeant. He is an active member of the VFW, having recently marched in Centerville’s Fourth of July parade. He also volunteers at Cox Arboretum. Snavely has three children and one grandson.
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