Word: spann
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When George Willis Spann went to work as a school janitor in Pueblo, Colo., he had no idea of staying long. "I figured I'd try it for 30 days," says he. "But then something happened." At the end of 30 days, George decided to try it for a year, and the years turned into decades. When anyone asked him why he stayed, George always had the same answer: "I got fascinated being with children...
...children of Pueblo also got fascinated being with "Pop" Spann. Each morning at opening time, he was there in his old striped trousers and black bow tie, waiting to greet them. If they cut themselves, he would bandage them. If someone broke a bicycle, he could always fix it. And when they wanted him to play with them, he was always willing, even though it meant staying long after closing time to get his own work done...
...importance of the position of custodian in the great process of education." Then he handed George a spade to break ground for the town's $375,000 new-school building. The name the town had given the school would be long remembered in Pueblo-George Willis Spann...
Atlanta, Georgia, December 27; Secretary: William B. Spann, Jr., LLB. '35, 1220 C. & S. National Bank Building, Atlanta...