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JULY 2018
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A supplement to Eagle News
building on 150 years
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By Lauren Young Staff Writer
hile every man is the architect of his own fortune, Russell King made his fortune being one. Russell “Russ” King is the oldest family member of the oldest continuously-operating architecture firm in New York state — and the third oldest in the country — which celebrated its 150th anniversary last March with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the redesigned and renamed King & King Architecture Library at Syracuse University. King & King Architects’ patriarch turned 89 this year, and though he retired about 20 years ago, he reflected on how his life-long work ethic laid the foundation for the man he has become today, from delivering newspapers seven days a week as a paper delivery boy to being a 22-year old lieutenant junior grade with the U.S. Navy in Korea. King, who was a partner of the firm for more than 40 years, has lived in Manlius for about 20 years now and, despite his age, still mows his lawn — about three to four acres of it, to be exact. And while the firm is currently Syracuse-based, is was headquartered in Manlius for 26 years, between 1983 to 2009, and serves clients from across Central New York. The King family has a long history in the Fayetteville-Manlius area, with four generations having lived in the area — and it’s where King ultimately grew up and first started working as an architect. Since the firm was founded in 1868 by legendary architect Archimedes Russell, King & King Architects has built itself into a powerhouse in the Syracuse area and beyond, contributing to more than 40 projects at Syracuse University and designing many long-lasting and environmentally-conscious strucLauren Young tures. Russ King stands by a window inside the Jamesville-Dewitt Library, designed by King & King Architects in 2017. King & King l Page 5
Honor Flight seeks veterans for September trip By Ashley M. Casey Staff Writer
“I’m not a hero; I was just doing my job.” It’s not uncommon to hear this refrain from many veterans, especially those of the Greatest Generation. But, hero or not, every person who has served the country deserves to be recognized, according to the Honor Flight network. “This is our opportunity to thank these men and women for their service and sacrifice to this country,” said Amy Delia of Honor Flight Syracuse.
Numerous cities across the nation have a chapter of the Honor Flight Network. The organization provides twice-yearly flights to veterans to visit their respective conflicts’ memorials in Washington, D.C., at no cost to the veterans. After visiting the memorials, the veterans are treated to a gala featuring dancers dressed in 1940s and ‘50s attire and copious refreshments before they return home. The Syracuse wing of the organization is currently looking to recruit veterans for its Sept. 29, 2018, flight. As the number of World War II and Korean War veterans dwindles
— according to Honor Flight Syracuse, nearly 1,000 of these veterans pass away each day — Honor Flight’s mission grows more urgent. “Pretty much if a World War II veteran applies, they automatically get in because there’s so few of them left,” Delia said. Such recognition has been late in coming for World War II veterans. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened in 1982, seven years after the fall of Saigon. The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in 2004 — nearly six decades after the war ended. “This was a mistake,” said Bill
Meyer, veterans advocate for the town of Cicero. Meyer accompanied his mother on an Honor Flight in 2014. Marian Meyer served as a sergeant in the Air Force during World War II. She was stationed in Texas, where she serviced radios on airplanes. “She was tech in the army before women were allowed to be tech,” Bill Meyer said. “She was a bit of a pioneer in that regard. Most of the women at that time were either nurses or clerical.” At first, Marian Meyer was reluctant to take the trip. “You were really pushy about
that, but I’m glad I went,” she said to her son. Marian Meyer had passed through Washington, D.C., while traveling, but had never spent any time there. Standing in front of the National World War II Memorial, she said, she felt pride. “[I was] standing there and watching how many veterans there were, and thankful that that many of us came back,” Meyer said. “Whenever they start talking about it you can see they have to measure their words,” Bill Meyer said of veterans who have gone on Honor Flight l Page 7