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At Rod Diridon Sr.’s memorial, local leaders honor his legacy of transit and public service
FRIENDS, FAMILY, POLITICIANS and members of the community remembered a pioneer who never gave up his dream for mass transit in Santa Clara County. Rod Diridon Sr.’s wife Gloria Duffy said the event was a celebration of community and collaboration, because that’s who her husband was. His life was inspired by his upbringing at the […] The post At Rod Diridon Sr.’s memorial, local leaders honor his legacy of transit and public service appeared first on Local News Matters .
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FRIENDS, FAMILY, POLITICIANS and members of the community remembered a pioneer who never gave up his dream for mass transit in Santa Clara County. Rod Diridon Sr.’s wife Gloria Duffy said the event was a celebration of community and collaboration, because that’s who her husband was. His life was inspired by his upbringing at the […] The post At Rod Diridon Sr.’s memorial, local leaders honor his legacy of transit and public service appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s linked item, At Rod Diridon Sr.’s memorial, local leaders honor his legacy of transit and public service, FRIENDS, FAMILY, POLITICIANS and members of the community remembered a pioneer who never gave up his dream for mass transit in Santa Clara County. Rod Diridon Sr.’s wife Gloria Duffy said the event was a celebration of community and collaboration, because that’s who her husband was. His life was inspired by his upbringing at the […] The post At Rod Diridon Sr.’s memorial, local leaders honor his legacy of transit and public service appeared first on Local News Matters .
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