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Harry LaneLane's tenure in office was largely ineffective, although he did gain lasting recognition for having appointed the first female police officer in America in 1908 as well as for his vision that the city should host an annual Rose Festival.
George LucasLucas served as Grand Marshal for the Tournament of Roses Parade and made the ceremonial coin toss at the Rose Bowl, New Year's Day 2007.
Don GortonGorton was elected Grand Marshall of the Boston LGBT Pride Parade in the 40th anniversary year of 2010, under the banner of'' From Riots to Rights : 40 Years of Progress.''
Dow FinsterwaldFinsterwald was honored by fellow Ohioan Jack Nicklaus at the 2007 Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
Denis Sassou NguessoHe presided over a large parade in Brazzaville, featuring thousands of soldiers and civilians, to celebrate the anniversary on 15 August 2010.
Kitty WellsWells and her husband -- lifelong members of the Church of Christ - celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2007, a rare achievement for any couple and one of the longest celebrity marriages in history.
Donnie BrooksThere was a special memorial service and rockabilly show in his honor on Sunday, March 26, 2007 at the Elks Lodge in Burbank, California.
Sergio Franchi As a result of the many charitable benefits performed by him in New Orleans, The Greater New Orleans Cultural Society honored Sergio Franchi with a special banquet (held March 12, 1982) and presented him the'' 16th Annual Italian American of the Year Award.''
George ChuvaloDuring April 2010, George was a special guest at the BC Golden Gloves tournament held at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre in Langford, BC.
Joe Weider On Labor Day 2006, California governor and seven times Mr. Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Weider protégé, presented him with the Venice Muscle Beach Hall of Fame's Lifetime Achievement award.
Chris IrwinIn a rare appearance at a race meeting, Irwin attended the Thruxton circuit's 40th anniversary celebrations in April 2008.
George R. R. MartinSince the early 1970s he has also attended regional science fiction conventions, and since 1986 Martin has participated annually in Albuquerque's smaller regional convention Bubonicon, near his New Mexico home.
Luis ZambranoIn 2008, to celebrate its Professional Silver Jubilee, members of this graduation class reaffirmed their pride in having Don Luis Zambrano engaging as their patron and promising to disseminate his life and work.
Gordon Downie In February 2012 in Fort Albany, Downie, with The Tragically Hip, played at the Great Moon Gathering, a yearly educational conference that takes place in various communities along Northern Ontario's James Bay coast.
Paul SimonOn February 26, 2012, Simon paid tribute to fellow musicians Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts.
Jim JonesIn September 1977, California assemblyman Willie Brown served as master of ceremonies at a large testimonial dinner for Jones attended by Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally.
Billy Joeland on April 17, 2007, Joel was honored in Albany, New York, for his ninth concert at the Times Union Center.
Naheed NenshiIn 2011, Nenshi was grand marshal of Calgary Pride, the city's gay pride parade.
Harry Dean StantonThe second annual Harry Dean Stanton Film Festival was held over a weekend in May 2012 at the Kentucky Theater and other venues in downtown Lexington.
Carmine AppiceOn May 23, 1981, Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles proclaimed that day as Carmine Appice Day in L.
Theresa SparksShe is also one of San Francisco's most famous transgender women and was a Grand Marshal in the 2008 San Francisco Pride Parade.
Theodore LukensLukens was a member of many local boards and committees, such as the Pasadena World's Fair Committee and provided orange trees and 60 palm trees for the exhibit in the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois in 1892 that commemorated the 400th anniversary of America's discovery by Christopher Columbus.
Jimmy KimmelKimmel served as Master of Ceremonies for the National Italian American Foundation's 34th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D. C., on October 24, 2009.
Alejandro ToledoJuly 28, 2011 was the tenth anniversary of Toledo's inauguration, an event catalogued in the Associated Press's'' Highlights in History'' for that day.
Chaka KhanOn July 27, 2013, Chaka Khan was honored forty years after signing her first recording contract with a ceremonial renaming of Blackstone Avenue between 50th and 51st street (where her former high school, Kenwood Academy, sits) as Chaka Khan Way and on July 28 the city declared the day Chaka Khan Day.
Robert Fuller (actor)Is September 2012, Fuller along with several other western celebrities attended the first annual Spirit of the Cowboy western festival held at Chestnut Square in McKinney, Texas.
Elvis CostelloOn 26 February 2012, Costello paid tribute to music legends Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen who were the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence, at the JFK Presidential Library, in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 February 2012.
Will PhillipsOn October 15, 2010, he was one of the Grand Marshals of the 2010 Mid-South Pride Parade in Memphis, Tennessee along with Constance McMillen & Ceara Sturgis.
Leif J. SverdrupHe attended annual reunions of MacArthur's key officers, held on MacArthur's birthday, starting in 1949.
Jeanie DescombesBy 2008 she was invited to be a guest coach for the Aussie Hearts at the US Women's Baseball Tournament, during the dedication of the opening of the Kenosha, Wisconsin baseball field, former home of the AAGPBL Kenosha Comets.
J. R. MartinezMartinez served as the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Rose Parade.
Tony WaltonIn December, 2005, for their annual birthday celebration to' The Master', The Noël Coward Society invited Walton as the guest celebrity to lay flowers in front of Coward's statue at New York's Gershwin Theatre, thereby commemorating the 106th birthday of Sir Noel.
Eva HartIn 1982, she returned to the United States and joined several other survivors at a Titanic Historical Society convention commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.
Roy E. DisneyOn October 16, 1998, in a surprise presentation made at the newly unveiled Disney Legends Plaza at the company's headquarters, Disney Chairman Michael Eisner presented him with the prestigious Disney Legends Award.
Sam KatzIn 2009, Katz hosted Mayor's Symposium -- A Sustainable Winnipeg.
Jack MinerIn 1947, Canada's National Wildlife Week Act passed unanimously to be observed the week of Jack Miner's birth, April 10 each year.
Cynthia McKinneyOn April 14, 2006, she received the key to the city of Sarasota, Florida, and was doubly honored when the city named April 8 as'' Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Day'' in Sarasota.
Keir DulleaIn December, 2004, for their annual birthday celebration to'' The Master'', The Noel Coward Society invited Dullea as the guest celebrity to lay flowers in front of Coward's statue at New York's Gershwin Theatre, thereby commemorating the 105th birthday of Sir Noel.
Sharon NeedlesIn June 2012, the Pittsburgh City Council issued an official proclamation declaring June 12, 2012,'' Sharon Needles Day.''
Hampton HawesIn 2004, the City Council of Los Angeles passed a resolution declaring November 13'' Hampton Hawes Day'' throughout the city.
Ian McKellenIn 1994, at the closing ceremony of the Gay Games, he briefly took the stage to address the crowd, saying,'' I'm Sir Ian McKellen, but you can call me Serena'' (this nickname, originally given to him by Stephen Fry, had been circulating within the gay community since McKellen's knighthood was conferred).
Diosdado MacapagalFor having issued his 1962 proclamation, Macapagal is generally credited with having moved the celebration date of the Independence Day holiday.
Ray NitschkeUpon the election of former teammate Henry Jordan to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the eve of Super Bowl XXIX in Miami Gardens, Florida, Nitschke flew down to Florida to participate in the game's coin-toss ceremonies, joining three other 75th Anniversary Team representatives -- Otto Graham (1950s), Mean Joe Greene (1970s) and Gale Sayers (1960s), all three of whom had been announced as representatives of their respective decades in the ceremony months prior to the PFHOB election -- as well as three of Jordan's fellow Class of 1995 newcomers, all of whom represented the 1980s : Kellen Winslow, Lee Roy Selmon, and then - U. S. Congressman Steve Largent, who ended the pregame ceremonies by flipping the coin.
Bob Baldwin (musician)In the momentous'' The Jazz of the City Atlanta'' portrait taken by Art Kane in April 2007, Baldwin stands tall -- at the height of the stairs of the Atlanta City Hall Atrium -- with over 100 fellow jazz musicians surrounding Mayor Shirley Franklin.
Ana Mar?a CansecoIn 2009, Canseco was the Master of Ceremonies for MALDEF's 25th Annual San Antonio Awards Gala which honored'' community champions''.
Har Mar Superstar Mayor R. T. Rybak of Minneapolis, MN has declared Friday, September 20, 2013 to be `` Har Mar Superstar Day.''
Bill BrysonIn 2006 Frank Cownie, the mayor of Des Moines, awarded Bryson the key to the city and announced that 21 October 2006 would be known as `` Bill Bryson, The Thunderbolt Kid, Day.''
Frieda BelinfanteIn 1987, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the City of Laguna Beach both declared February 19 ` Frieda Belinfante Day'', honoring her contributions to musical culture in the region.
Danny RichmondOn June 11, 2010 Richmond was an honorary guest in the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade through Chicago.
Hazel DickensExtolling that'' music saves mountains'', fans and supporters of Dickens' activism announced a special memorial, Tribute to West Virginia Music Legend Hazel Dickens at the Charleston, West Virginia Cultural Center on June 5, 2011, four days after what would have been her 76th birthday.
El-Farouk KhakiKhaki was the 2009 parade grand marshal for Toronto's pride parade.
Jaclyn StappMost recently, she was a celebrity participant in the 2008 Spherion Orlando Citrus Bowl Parade and wore a citrus-colored gown by La Casa Hermosa, which was auctioned off to benefit The Florida Citrus Sports Foundation.
Larry LangfordOn April 22, 2008, Langford issued a proclamation on city letterhead proclaiming the following Friday to be'' It's Time to Pray'' in the City of Birmingham.
Dan ChoiIn addition, Choi spoke at the 2009 Pride Rally in New York City and served as a Grand Marshal alongside Knights Out in San Francisco's 2009 Gay Pride Parade.
Eddy WynschenkWynshenk was awarded an honorary high school diploma in 1989, from Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada, where a month earlier his talk had held students spellbound for two hours.
Kathleen MillsThe occasion of the 1961 final was special as it was Mills's 38th birthday and her last outing in a Dublin jersey.
Bennie SmithDue to his significant contribution to blues music in St. Louis, in October 2003 he received a proclamation from mayor Francis Slay marking October 5, 2003 as' Bennie Smith Day' in that city.
Rue McClanahanOn November 14, 2009, she was to be honored for her lifetime achievements at an event'' Golden : A Gala Tribute to Rue McClanahan'' at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California.
Hal MooreIn June 2009, the 87-year-old Moore attended the formal opening of the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia.
Katherine AndersonHer last appearance was at Motown's 50th Anniversary celebration, held at the historic Roostertail in downtown Detroit (November 21, 2009).
Sally StanfordIn 1967, Stanford made a surprise appearance at the men's luncheon during the California Jaycees Annual Convention.
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of RussiaAfter visiting the city he left on 8 February aboard the James Howard and after a stop in Vicksburg he finally arrived in New the Rex parade of 1872 In New Orleans Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich attended the 1872 Mardi Gras celebrations, where he was guest of honor reviewing the inaugural Rex parade.
Doric WilsonIn 2004, Wilson was named a Grand Marshal of the 35th Anniversary Pride Day Parade in New York City.
Kevin RubioIn 2006, Kevin Rubio was inducted into the 501st Legion as an honorary member during the 501st dinner at Comic Con International in San Diego.
Ujjal Dosanjh On April 16, 2010, the day prior to the annual Vaisakhi Parade held in Surrey, B. C., one of the parade organizers issued a statement indicating should Dosanjh and BC Liberal backbencher Dave Hayer choose to attend the parade, their safety could not be guaranteed.
Brendan BurkeAndrew Sobotka, president of the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, attributed a doubling in the organization's membership to Burke's legacy and the Cup's appearance at the 2010 Gay Pride parade, describing the continued debate about gays in hockey as'' everyone carrying his -LSB- Brendan Burke's -RSB- torch.''
James Brown After Brown's death, Brown's relatives and friends, a host of celebrities and thousands of fans attended public memorial services at the Apollo Theater in New York on December 28, 2006 and at the James Brown Arena on December 30, 2006 in Augusta, Georgia.
Christine EbersoleIn December 2011, for their annual birthday celebration to'' The Master'', The Noel Coward Society invited Ebersole as the guest celebrity to lay flowers in front of Coward's statue at New York's Gershwin Theatre, thereby commemorating the 112th birthday of Sir Noel.
Gabriel ElordeThe Gabriel'' Flash'' Elorde Memorial Boxing Awards & Banquet was launched in 2000 honoring the former and current boxers in the Philippines living or posthimously celebrating their victories throughout held every year.
Charles M. Loring At the 1889 meeting of the American Park and Outdoor Art Association, held in Minneapolis, Loring read Cleveland's The Influence of Parks on the Character of Children.
Jennifer LyonIn 2006, Lyon was the grand marshal for the 11th annual Walk for the Cause, a breast cancer fundraiser in Albany, New York.
Melissa EtheridgeOn February 18, 2009, Etheridge was named the'' Celebrity Marshall'' for Boston's 2009 Pride Parade by the Boston Pride Committee.
Betty JamesonIn 2004, August 14 was proclaimed'' Betty Jameson Day'' in Delray Beach, Florida, to commemorate her career accomplishments.
Robert BeerbohmIn 1970, along with friend Stephen Johnson he set up at Oklahoma City's Multicon, Phil Seuling's Comic Art Convention (the first of many appearances there), the first PhoenixCon hosted by Bruce Hamilton, the only Disneyland Hotel Comicon, another Detroit Triple Fan Fair, and the first San Diego Comic-Con, held at the U. S. Grant Hotel.
Lou DuvaAlways in support of the local boxing community Duva attended the 2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Finals held on November 2, 2007 in Linden, New Jersey at Linden High School.
Mitzi GaynorOn July 10, 2009, she was honored with the Tremaine 2009 Entertainer of the Year Award from the Joe Tremaine Dance Competition Nationals Final Gala in Orlando, Florida.
Stephen R. ReedThose setbacks notwithstanding, in December 2006 the City Mayors organization recognized Reed's achievements by awarding him the bronze third place in its annual World Mayor competition.
Stephen JacksonAdditionally, in honor of Jackson's continued commitment to the Bay Area community, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed Saturday, April 12, 2008 -- the day after the unveiling -- as Stephen Jackson Day.
CM PunkIn 2008, Punk appeared as the Sports Grand Marshal of the nationally-televised McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Chicago.
Raymond Reierson Reierson returned to the Alberta Legislature in 2006 with Nick Dushenski and Arthur Dixon as the most senior members at the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Alberta Legislature.
Luna Vachon Luna was honored in April 2009 at the 44th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, given the'' Ladies Wrestling Award'' in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ezra MeekerOn New Year's Day 1910, Meeker and his wagon and team participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Billy VesselsIn 2007, the University of Oklahoma, through the state's Centennial Celebration, awarded the Vessels Heisman statue to Cleveland, Oklahoma, where it sits across from Cleveland High School in front of the school's gymnasium and event center.
Giancarlo StantonTo celebrate Stanton's Puerto Rican heritage (on his mother's side), the Marlins gave a Giancarlo Stanton bobblehead figure to the first 15,000 fans to arrive to the stadium on August 29, 2012, which was Puerto Rican Heritage Night.
Peter GammonsJanuary 9, 2009 was proclaimed Peter Gammons day in the City of Boston.
Rudell Stitch On June 5, 2013, the 53rd anniversary of his death, Stitch was honored with a giant Hometown Hero mural in Louisville.
Mary CostaIn November 1999 she received the Disney Legends Award, and her handprints are now a permanent part of the Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Disney Studios.
Cab CallowayAlso in 1986, he headlined to great success a gala ball for 4,000 celebrating the grand opening of one of the top hotels in the U. S. at the time, the Dallas-based Rosewood Hotel Co.'s Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas, Texas.
Fred WillardFred was also honored by Actors and Others for Animals with the Man of The Year Award in 2008, and the couple also works with City of Hope, John Wayne Cancer Society, PETA and dozens more, Fred received a commendation from the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Antonio Villaraigarosa for `` outstanding humanitarian and philanthropic work helps to further the goal of making the City of Los Angeles a better place.''
Rick MathewsDuring a ceremony at city hall on Friday morning, November 9, 2007, Mayor Greg Fenton proclaimed `` Rick Mathews Day'' in Centerville.
Jean Balukas In August 1987, at the annual B. C. Classic hosted at a Holiday Inn in Binghamton, New York, Balukas was slated for competition in both divisions.
Cal Wells The 2005 season marked a monumental year for Wells as his organization celebrated its 25th anniversary in racing.
David HuebnerOn August 24, 2013, Huebner served as Grand Marshal at celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the founding of his hometown of Mahanoy City.
Bruno SammartinoOn March 24, 2007, Bruno received the Key to the City in Franklin, Pennsylvania as part of com / IWC's Night of Legends 3.
Fred BeckerSince no living relatives could be found, Chapman was invited to accept the honor on behalf of Fred Becker, at halftime of the Iowa-Northern Iowa football game on Sept. 5, 2009.
Ralph Lowell:'' In 1973, Lowell was one of seven citizens officially recognized as' Grand Bostonians' for lives that' mirrored the spirit and dignity that have made Boston and its people so extraordinary.'
Loretta LynnShe holds three holiday concerts annually at her ranch : Memorial Day Weekend, Fourth of July Weekend, Labor Day Weekend, and a gospel festival show on September 28, 2013, that Loretta hopes to make an annual event.
Harry TurtledoveOn August 1, 1998, Turtledove was named honorary Kentucky Colonel while Guest of Honor at Rivercon XXIII in Louisville, Kentucky.
Lucy BoscanaOn July 1997, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute and awarded Boscana and her Puerto Rican Tablado Company with a special proclamation recognizing their silver anniversary.
Robert J. MarshallMarshall was installed in ceremonies held at Riverside Church in October 1968, with clergymen from around the world in attendance.