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2007 Lyons Citizen of Year

Lyons Citizen of the Year Rod Clifton (left) accepts congratulations from Judge Marvin Hartley during Thursday night's recognition program in Lyons hosted by the Lyons Merchants Association.
April 6-- A lifelong resident of Lyons is the town's 2007 Citizen of the Year. Eighty-seven-year-old Rod Clifton was honored Thursday night at the annual banquet hosted by the Lyons Merchants Association (LMA),
Judge Marvin Hartley introduced this year's honoree and noted his contributions to his community and the Lyons First Baptist Church, "You can't name a church department or cause that Rod and Margaret have not supported all these years. That's Rod Clifton, a doer who just quietly gets the job done. He truly believes that service to humanity is the best work of life. The unrecognized deeds he has done for the people of this community throughout his life are too numerous to count."
Mr. Clifton, who spent 38 years working for the REA after coming home from World War II, is a man of few words, "I feel elated, and I don't know what to say," he said, and added, "but I do know others who are more deserving."
Kip Hart, president of the LMA, says "We are proud to sponsor this event which honors people like Rod Clifton in our community who provide an element of service and really help other people."