VICTOR HIKING TRAILS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SCRIPT - 2022

IN RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION OF OUR THIRTY YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF VICTOR AND BEYOND, THE VHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO ESTABLISH THE VICTOR HIKING TRAILS HALL OF FAME. THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR INDUCTION ARE

A MEMBER FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS
EVIDENCE THAT THE NOMINEE HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE GROWTH OF VHT AS WELL AS TOWARDS IMPROVING THE SYSTEM OF TRAILS.

ROBERTA LOCKWOOD PASSED AWAY IN 2019 AT THE AGE OF 91. ROBERTA WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT. SHE WAS THE VHT HISTORIAN, SCOURING LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR ARTICLES PERTINENT TO VHT. ROBERTA WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE VICTOR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTING HER TALENTS TO MANY OF OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROUDLY INDUCT ROBERTA LOCKWOOD INTO THE VHT HOF.

ACCEPTING FOR ROBERTA ……(Chauncy?)

ALLEN JOHNSON IS A THIRTY-YEAR FOUNDING MEMBER. ALLEN WAS THE VERY FIRST VHT TREASURER. HE PARTICIPATED IN TRAIL MAINTENANCE, DONATED TRAIL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR THE IRONDEQUOIT CREEK BRIDGE ON THE AUBURN TRAIL. WE PROUDLY INDUCT ALLEN JOHNSON INTO THE VHT HOF. ALLEN ISN’T HERE TODAY BECAUSE, HIS WORDS, “I’M 95 YEARS OLD AND I DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE.” VHT LOOKS FORWARD TO DELIVERING THE PLAQUE TO ALLEN JOHNSON.

HARRY LLOYD WAS A MEMBER FROM 1991 TILL 2012. HE WAS THE FIRST ELECTED VHT VICE CHAIRMAN. HE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN GETTING RG&E TO GRANT VHT PERMISSION TO USE THE AUBURN RAIL BED AS A TRAIL. HE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVERAL OTHER TRAILS.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT HARRY LLOYD INTO THE VHT HOF. HARRY PLANNED ON BEING HERE, BUT WAS CALLED OUT OF TOWN. ACCEPTING FOR HARRY …..

DAVID COLEMAN PASSED AWAY ALMOST A YEAR AGO. DAVID JOINED VHT IN 1996 AND WENT RIGHT TO WORK CLEARING TRAILS, LEADING HIKES (ESPECIALLY WEEKEND HIKES IN THE ADK). DAVID SERVED AS VHT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR AND AS VHT CAMPING CHAIR.

ACCEPTING FOR DAVID TODAY IS HIS DAUGHTER STEPHANIE.

NORMAN SMITH PASSED AWAY IN 2011. NORM WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VICTOR HIKING TRAILS. FOR MANY YEARS , HE WAS ACTIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION . ****DAVE - NOT MUCH ON HIS NOMINATION - FEEL FREE TO ADD A SENTENCE

WE PROUDLY INDUCT NORM SMITH INTO THE VHT HOF

ACCEPTING FOR NORM IS HIS WIFE LINDA.

JOE LOGAN IS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF VHT. JOE WAS THE CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS INCLUDING PROVIDING AN OFTEN UTILIZED TRUSS BRIDGE DESIGN. HE ALSO PRODUCED THE DESIGN FOR THE LEHIGH TRESTLE DECKING. JOE LOGAN ALSO SERVES HIS COMMUNITY AS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF VICTOR’S PLANNING BOARD.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT JOE LOGAN INTO THE VICTOR HIKING TRAIL HALL OF FAME.

ALAN LOCKWOOD IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT. ALAN PROVIDED THE EXTENSIVE LEGAL WORK NECESSARY TO THE CREATION OF VICTOR HIKING TRAILS, INCLUDING OUR INCORPORATION AND OUR NON-PROFIT DESIGNATION.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT ALAN LOCKWOOD INTO THE VHT HOF

CAROLE FISHER IS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF VHT. CAROLE HAS NEVER HAD AN OFFICIAL TITLE, HOWEVER, HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES FOR MOST OF VHT’S EXISTENCE . CAROLE IS FOUND AT COUNTLESS EVENTS PREACHING THE VHT GOSPEL AND PROVIDING HANDS ON HELP WITH TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND PROJECTS. CAROLE IS TRULY A VOLUNTEER EXTRAORDINAIRE. WE PROUDLY INDUCT CAROLE FISHER INTO THE VHT HOF.

LENORE “LEE” DAY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF VHT SINCE 1992. LEE SERVED ON COUNTLESS COMMITTEES INCLUDING PLANNING FOR NATIONAL TRAILS DAY, HANG AROUND VICTOR DAY AS WELL AS OTHER EVENTS. LEE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP. A TRUE VOLUNTEER

WE PROUDLY INDUCT LENORE “LEE” DAY INTO THE VHT HOF

RUTH NELLIS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT. RUTH HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLES OF SECRETARY, ASSISTANT TRAIL MASTER, AS WELL AS FOR MANY YEARS, THE EDUCATION POSITION. SHE WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN SEEKING WAYS TO MAKING OUR TRAILS MORE AMENABLE TO THE BLIND.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT RUTH NELLIS INTO THE VHT HOF.

RICHARD FREEMAN IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT AND SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION’S FIRST TREASURER. BESIDES BALANCING VHT’S BOOKS, RICH WORKED ON TRAIL MAINTENANCE, HELPED ORGANIZE VHT ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICIZED VHT’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
WE PROUDLY INDUCT RICHARD FREEMAN INTO THE VHT HOF

SUE FREEMAN IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT AND SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION’S FIRST SECRETARY. SUE WAS ALSO AN ACTIVE TRAIL MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEER. SUE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE SYSTEMS BY WHICH VHT FUNCTIONED, AND CONTINUES TO FUNCTION INTO THE PRESENT DAY.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT SUE FREEMAN INTO THE VHT HOF

GILBERT HOLTZ WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VICTOR CONSERVATION BOARD AND CALLED THE FIRST MEETING OF, WHAT AT THAT TIME, WAS CALLED THE VICTOR TRAIL ASSOCIATION. GIL WAS THE ACTING CHAIR WHEN IT HELD ITS FIRST MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1991.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT GIL HOLTZ INTO THE VHT HOF.

CAROL MACINNES IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF VHT AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST TRAIL MASTER UNTIL PASSING THE REINS IN 2019. AS THE TRAIL MASTER, CAROL EXPERTLY EDUCATED PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE VALUE OF HOSTING TRAILS ON THEIR PROPERTY AND THROUGH HER KNACK FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING OVERSAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIXTY-FIVE MILES OF TRAILS.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT CAROL MACINNES INTO THE VHT HOF

MARCIA BRYAN IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND VHT’S FIRST ELECTED CHAIR. UNDER MARCIA’S LEADERSHIP, VICTOR HIKING TRAILS BEGAN ITS GROWTH FROM A FLEDGLING CLUB TO THE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION IT IS TODAY. MARCIA PLANTED THE SEEDS.

WE PROUDLY INDUCT MARCIA BRYAN INTO THE VHT HOF