RESOLUTION NO. _________, SERIES 2018
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A RESOLUTION HONORING ARTHUR M. WALTERS BY DEDICATING THE CORNER OF SOUTH 16TH STREET AND WEST BROADWAY TO BE NAMED "ARTHUR M. WALTERS WAY" IN HIS HONOR.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS SEXTON SMITH, WOOLRIDGE, SHANKLIN, GREEN, HAMILTON, LEET, COAN, HOLLANDER, MULVIHILL, KRAMER, BLACKWELL, WELCH, FOWLER, BUTLER, REED, STUCKEL, DENTON, BENSON, ENGEL, PEDEN, YATES, ACKERSON AND PRESIDENT JAMES
WHEREAS, Arthur M. Walters served this community for nearly 50 years as one of Louisville's most effective leaders for justice and opportunity, and was respected for his sincerity, honesty, and unwavering commitment;
WHEREAS, Mr. Walters was born on November 6, 1918 in Magnolia, Kentucky to Tom and Mabel Walters, and died on October 16, 2010;
WHEREAS, Mr. Walters graduated as valedictorian from Bond-Washington High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and while attending Kentucky State College, he was drafted into the Army; where he fought in both World War II and the Korean War, became one of the first African-American officers to lead integrated troops, and earned the Bronze Star of Heroism, the Medal of Merit, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Soldier's Medal of Bravery;
WHEREAS, after retiring from his 20-year military career as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Army Corps of Engineers in 1962, Mr. Walters attended the University of Louisville where he earned his Master of Education;
WHEREAS, in 1963, Mr. Walters joined the Louisville Urban League as the Director of Job Development and Employment, later was named Executive Director, and served in that capacity until 1987, and worked tirelessly in creating employment, housing, and educational opportunities previously denied minorities;
WHEREAS, Mr. Walters wrote the nationally recognized on-the-job training program for the Louisville Urban League to assist the under-skilled and under-privileged in finding employment, then persuaded Kentuck...
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