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Greg DiNarda – Alexis de Tocqueville Member
When asked what inspired his philanthropic giving, Greg DiNarda responds, “I don’t know if I consider myself a philanthropist. I just share the things that I am fortunate to have in a way to give back.” Greg has been involved in t...
2021 Alexis De Tocqueville Mentor: Dick Nicely
A graduate of North Canton Hoover High School, Richard (Dick) Nicely, earned a degree in Civil Engineering in Syracuse, New York, and is a veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers. After college, Dick returned to Canton, and joined his fa...
2021 Alexis De Tocqueville Mentor: Bill Luntz
William “Bill” Luntz grew up in a home where giving was considered more important than receiving. That became a strong influence on him, and Bill says, “My father always told me when you derive your livelihood from a community, yo...
2020 Alexis de Tocqueville Society Mentors: Fred and Virginia Olivieri
Born in Canton to fathers who emigrated from Italy in 1920, Fred and Virginia Olivieri were well known in their high schools. “Personality, football queen and talented” were words describing Virginia. “Freddie” was the “life of...
2020 Alexis de Tocqueville Society Mentors: Dick and Lynn Kempthorn
Richard and Marilynn Kempthorn were lifetime residents of Canton Ohio, settling on a farm in Jackson Township after their marriage in 1956. Never ones for the spotlight, they raised their family surrounded by the quiet setting of rolling...