Ohio State community pays tribute to campus-area legend
Curtis Cunningham was a fixture at the corner of North High Street and West 18th Avenue, just outside Buckeye Donuts, for years. He died this past weekend.
Author: Brittany Bailey
Updated: 6:44 PM EDT April 15, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Have a great day, now.
It was a phrase Curtis Cunningham uttered countless times.
He was a fixture on the corner of North High Street and West 18th Avenue, just outside Buckeye Donuts in the OSU campus area, for years.
“First thing in the morning, around 7 a.m., he would come get a cup from me to get change in, and then he would go out there, and as people walk by, he would talk to the girls, talk to the guys, then he always said his famous slogan – have a great day,” said Dalton Perkins, who’s been a baker and cook at Buckeye Donuts for nearly four years.