UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:25 am ET
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Bill Ridgley Celebrates With Fire Engine Cake (Brudnick Center for Living)
Father, grandfather, veteran, fire captain, first Black Lexington town meeting member and first President of Concerned Black Citizens of Lexington are among Bill s many accomplishments. Recently, Bill added one more to the list: he was honored by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington, which unveiled portrait banners depicting prominent figures in African American history who have made significant impacts on the Lexington community, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the nation.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1936 to Marguerite Eleanor Ridgley and Frederick Ridgley, Bill is the seventh child amongst eleven siblings. From a young age, Bill always had a strong sense of responsibility. He engaged in activities to help others and led by example as a Boy Scout and traffic crossing guard. His sister Maxine recalls the time he jum