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Gary council honors retiring educator and state representative Vernon G. Smith

5442336 · July 2, 2025
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The Gary Common Council read an official citation honoring Dr. Vernon G. Smith for his decades in education, public service and as a state representative; council members offered personal tributes during the July 1 meeting.

The Gary Common Council presented an official citation on July 1 honoring Dr. Vernon G. Smith for a career spanning more than three decades at Indiana University Northwest and a lifetime of public service in Gary.

Council members and local officials described Smith’s roles in education and civic leadership before presenting the citation that recounted his work as a teacher and principal in Gary schools, his tenure at Indiana University…

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